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  1. 1. n. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a noun formed from a verb (such as the ‘-ing’ form of an English verb when used as a noun) Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 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. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n. a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun) Source: ecdict

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