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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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