gerund

Word family adjectivegerundialgerundivenoungerund

Related topics: Grammar

ger·und /ˈdʒerənd/ noun [countableC] technical

SLGa noun in the form of the present participle of a verb, for example ‘shopping’ in the sentence ‘I like shopping’ 动名词

Examples from the Corpus

gerund• He: True, in many cases you can get away with using a participle instead of a gerund.• This particular passage focuses on the gerund.

Origin gerund

(1500-1600) Late Latin gerundium, from Latin gerere “to bear, carry on”

单词	gerund
释义	gerund Word family adjectivegerundialgerundivenoungerund Related topics: Grammar ger·und /ˈdʒerənd/ noun [countableC] technical SLGa noun in the form of the present participle of a verb, for example ‘shopping’ in the sentence ‘I like shopping’ 动名词 Examples from the Corpus gerund• He: True, in many cases you can get away with using a participle instead of a gerund.• This particular passage focuses on the gerund. Origin gerund (1500-1600) Late Latin gerundium, from Latin gerere “to bear, carry on”
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