English-Thai Dictionary
gerundive
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GERUNDIVE
Ge *run "dive, a. Etym: [L. gerundivus.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial. -- n. (Lat. Gram. )
Defn: The future passive participle; as, amandus, i. e., to be loved.
GERUNDIVELY
GERUNDIVELY Ge *run "dive *ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund.
New American Oxford Dictionary
gerundive
ger un dive |jəˈrəndiv ʤəˈrəndɪv | ▶noun Grammar (in Latin ) a form that is derived from a verb but that functions as an adjective, denoting something “that should or must be done. ” ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘gerund ’): from late Latin gerundivus (modus )‘gerundive (mood ),’ from gerundium (see gerund ).
Oxford Dictionary
gerundive
gerundive |dʒəˈrʌndɪv | ▶noun Grammar a form of a Latin verb, ending in -ndus (declinable ) and functioning as an adjective meaning ‘that should or must be done ’. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘gerund ’): from late Latin gerundivus (modus ) ‘gerundive (mood )’, from gerundium (see gerund ).
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