Inverting the US Flag â What Does It Mean? Many will tell you that an upside down American flag means âthe country is in distress.â The US Flag Code allows this use of the flag in situations of âdire distress,â but the intention was distress as in immediate danger to life and limb, such as your ship is sinking at sea, an SoS signal.
Noun. 1. gerund-a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun). deverbal noun, verbal noun-a noun that is derived from a verb. Translations. [ËdÊerÉnd] N (Latin) â gerundio m; (English) â sustantivo m verbal.
As I said in those episodes, a gerund is a noun formed by taking a verb and adding the suffix â-ing.â The gerund form of âgive,â for example, is âgiving.â If you listened to the podcast on possessives and gerunds, you may remember that the âingâ form of a verb can also be a present participle, another funny-sounding name.