gerund
noun /ˈdʒerənd/
/ˈdʒerənd/
(grammar- a noun in the form of the present participle of a verb (that is, ending in -ing) for example travelling in the sentence I preferred travelling alone.
Topics Languageb1动名词 词源early 16th cent.: from late Latin gerundium, from gerundum, variant of gerendum, the gerund of Latin gerere ‘do’.