2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gerund \Ger"und\, n. [L. gerundium fr gerere to bear, carry,
perform. See {Gest} a deed, {Jest}.] (Lat. Gram.)
1. A kind of verbal noun having only the four oblique cases
of the singular number, and governing cases like a
participle.
2. (AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and
usually denoting purpose or end -- called also the
{dative infinitive}; as ``Ic h[ae]bbe mete t[^o] etanne''
(I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been
applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a
transitive action e. g., by throwing a stone.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
gerund
n : a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an
English verb when used as a noun)
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