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noun Etymology: Late Latin ~ium, from Latin ~us, ~ive of gerere to bear, carry on Date: 1513 1. a verbal noun in Latin that expresses generalized or uncompleted action 2. any of several linguistic forms analogous to the Latin ~ in languages other than Latin; especially the English verbal noun ending in -ing that has the function of a substantive and at the same time shows the verbal features of tense, voice, and capacity to take adverbial qualifiers and to govern objects GERUNDIVE noun Date: 15th century 1. the Latin future passive participle that functions as the verbal adjective, that expresses the fitness or necessity of the action to be performed, and that has the same suffix as the gerund 2. a verbal adjective in a language other than Latin analogous to the ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. Gram. a form of a verb functioning as a noun, orig. in Latin ending in -ndum (declinable), in English ending in -ing and used distinctly as a part of a verb (e.g. do you mind my asking you?). Etymology: LL gerundium f. gerundum var. of gerendum, the gerund of L gerere do ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n technical a noun in the form of a present participle, that describes an action or experience, such as `shopping', in the sentence `I like shopping'; verbal noun ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1513, from L.L. gerundium, from Old Latin gerundum "to be carried out," gerundive of gerere "to bear, carry." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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