gerund
Word family adjectivegerundialgerundivenoungerund
ger·und /ˈdʒerənd/ noun [countableC] technical gerund• He: True, in many cases you can get away with using a participle instead of a gerund.• This particular passage focuses on the gerund. Origin gerund (1500-1600) Late Latin gerundium, from Latin gerere “to bear, carry on”