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A [[gerund]] is a {{tag|verb}} form which functions as a {{tag|noun}}, in {{tag|Latin}} having a (declinable) ending ''-ndum'', and in English ending in ''-ing'' | |||
[[ | ''Do you mind my doubting you?'' (as [[René Descartes]] once said to himself). “Do you want that throwing in the bin?” Compare with a [[gerundive]], a {{tag|verb}} which functions as an {{tag|adjective}}. | ||
[[ | Where better to end than the grate [[nigel molesworth|n molesworth]] the curse of st custards, [[as any fule kno]]. | ||
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