participle
Meaning
Noun
- A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.
Related
Narrower meaning words
- active participle
- future participle
- passive participle
- past participle
- perfect passive participle
- present participle
Broader meaning words
Origin
- From Middle English participle, from Old French participle (1388), variant of participe, from Latin participium.
Modern English dictionary
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