ger‧und /ˈdʒerənd/
noun [countable] technical[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: gerundium, from Latin gerere 'to bear, carry on']
a noun in the form of the
present participle of a verb, for example ‘shopping’ in the sentence ‘I like shopping’
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