Definition of participle Participle
/pɑˈɹtɪsɪˌpʌl/ - [partisipul] - par•ti•ci•ple
We found 7 definitions of participle from 6 different sources.
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What does participle mean?
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NounPlural: participles |
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| participle - a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses | ||
| participial | ||
| verb the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence | ||
| present participle a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- participle (n.)
A part of speech partaking of the nature both verb and adjective; a form of a verb, or verbal adjective, modifying a noun, but taking the adjuncts of the verb from which it is derived. In the sentences: a letter is written; being asleep he did not hear; exhausted by toil he will sleep soundly, -- written, being, and exhaustedare participles. - participle (a.)
Anything that partakes of the nature of different things.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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participle
a form of a verb that functions as an adjective and, when combined with an auxiliary verb (such as have or be), forms certain tenses of the verb
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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participle
pär′ti-si-pl, n. a word having the value of an adjective but regularly formed from a verb.—adj. Particip′ial, having the nature of a participle: formed from a participle.—adv. Particip′ially.[L.,—participium—particeps—pars, a part, capĕre, to take.]
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🔤- participle, noun, singular of participles.
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