In linguistics, a gerund (/ˈdʒɛrənd, -ʌnd/ abbreviated ger) is any of various nonfinite verb forms in various languages; most often, but not exclusively...

a gerundive (/dʒəˈrʌndɪv/) is a verb form that functions as a verbal adjective. In Classical Latin, the gerundive has the same form as the gerund, but...

of English verbs. This verb form is used as a present participle, as a gerund, and sometimes as an independent noun or adjective. The suffix is also found...

include infinitives, participles and gerunds. Non-finite verb forms in some other languages include converbs, gerundives and supines. The categories of mood...

dictionary. Historically, grammarians have described a verbal noun or gerundial noun as a verb form that functions as a noun. An example of a verbal noun...

participle: amātūrus (pl. amātūrī) "going to love" Gerundive: amandus (pl. amandī) "needing to be loved" Gerund: amandī "of loving", amandō "by/for loving",...

word operandi is a gerund in the genitive case, "of operating"; gerunds can never be pluralised in Latin, as opposed to gerundives. When a noun with an...

the market'. There are several usages of the gerund depending on its morpho-syntactic features. The gerund functions as the head of a subordinate clause...

used for both legislative referrals and initiatives. 'Referendum' is the gerundive form of the Latin verb referre, literally "to carry back" (from the verb...

the test. – Non-finite gerund clause b. They mentioned his cheating on the test. – Gerund with noun status Each of the gerunds in the a-sentences (stopping...