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gerundive

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒɪˈrʌndɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(jə run′div)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ger•un•dive  (jə run′div),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Grammar(in Latin) a verbal adjective similar to the gerund in form and noting the obligation, necessity, or worthiness of the action to be done, as legendus in Liber legendus est, "The book is worth reading.''

adj. 
  1. Grammarresembling a gerund.
  • Late Latin gerundīvus. See gerund, -ive
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English
ge•run′dive•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gerundive /dʒɪˈrʌndɪv/ n
  1. (in Latin grammar) an adjective formed from a verb, expressing the desirability of the activity denoted by the verb
 adj
  1. of or relating to the gerund or gerundive
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin gerundīvus, from gerundium gerundgerundival /ˌdʒɛrənˈdaɪvəl/ adj
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