Thesaurus: gerund

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1. n. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
2. n. A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, "Ic haebbe mete to 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.
3. n. a noun formed from a verb (such as the ‘-ing’ form of an English verb when used as a noun)
4. 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 hæbbe mete tô 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.
5. A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denotingpurpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, "Ic hæbbemete tô etanne" (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name hasbeen applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting atransitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone.
6. n. a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)