gerundIve

[Lat. gerundivus; Fr. gérondif.] Gram.: Originally a name given by Latin grammarians to the future pa ive participle; now used in other languages to denote certain modifications of the verb, as in English the verbal noun in- ing when governed by a preposition, and in German the present participle with zu (=to) prefixed. ģě-rund-ive-lý, adv . [Eng. gerundive; -ly.] After the manner of a gerund or gerundive; in place of a gerund or gerundive. IMG:content-0432.png:[blocks in formation]