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gerund

ger.und \'jer-*nd\ n [LL gerundium, fr. L gerundus, gerundive of gerere to 
   bear m more at CAST 1: a verbal noun in Latin that expresses the action of 
   the verb as generali zed or in continuance 2: any of several linguistic 
   forms analogous to the Latin gerund in languag es other than Latin; esp : 
   the English verbal noun 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