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Definition. A gerund is a verbal that ends in-ing and functions as a noun. Adjective: gerundial or gerundival. The term gerund is used in traditional grammar. Many contemporary linguists prefer instead to use the term-ing form.
In form only the gerund resembles a future passive participle, but it is a verbal noun rather than a verbal adjective. 1  The gerund's meaning is always active and always in the present tense. It is always neuter in gender, always singular in number, and it never appears in the nominative case.