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gerund| In the grammar of certain languages, such as Latin, a noun formed from a verb and functioning as a noun to express an action or state. In English, gerunds end in -ing and look identical to the present participle. |
| In a phrase like ‘walking stick’, walking is a gerund, since it means ‘a stick for walking’; in the sentence ‘he was walking’, it is a participle. |
| When the gerund is used as an adjective, it is called a gerundive. |
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