noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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jěr'-ənd
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹənd/
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹʌnd/
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rhymes with -ɛɹənd
rhymes with -ɛɹʌnd
CMU ARPABET:JH EH1 R AH0 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
In some languages such as Dutch, Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb to form adverbial phrases or continuous tense. These constructions have various names besides gerund, depending on the language, such as conjunctive participles, active participles, adverbial participles, transgressives, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
