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The gerund used in compound nouns

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In compound structures, a gerund is often used before a noun to modify it:

drinking water (water for drinking)
a reading lamp (a lamp for reading)
a swimming cap (a cap for swimming)

Verb + gerund

gerund
Verbs followed by a gerund
admit
advise
allow
anticipate
appreciate
avoid
begin
can't bear
can't help
can't stand
cease
consider
continue
defend
 delay
deny
despise
discuss
dislike
don't mind
dread
encourage
enjoy
escape
excuse
fancy
finish
forget
 forgive
hate
imagine
involve
justify
keep
like
love
mean
mention
mind
miss
need
neglect
 permit
postpone
practice
prefer
prevent
propose
quit
recall
recollect
recommend
regret
remember
report
require
 resent
resist
risk
save
start
stop
suggest
tolerate
try
understand
urge

Verb + preposition + gerund

gerund
Verbs followed by a preposition and a gerund
(dis)agree with
(dis)approve of
admit to
agree with
aim at
apologise for
believe in
benefit from		 boast about
care for
complain about
concentrate on
confess to
cope with
count on
decide against		 depend on
dream about/of
feel like
get on with
get used to
give up
insist on
laugh about		 look forward to
object to
pay for
put off
put up with
rely on
resort to
specialize in 		succeed in
talk about/of
think about/of
vote for
worry about

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