participle

Definition of Participle in English :

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Noun

1. participial, participle

a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Participle

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noun

a nonfinite form of verbs, in English and other languages, used adjectivally and in the formation of certain compound tenses

See also present participle, past participle

Participle

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noun

Grammar

a verbal form having some characteristics and functions of both verb and adjective: in English, the present participle ends in -ing (asking) and the past participle most commonly ends in -ed or -en (asked, spoken)

participles are used: a) in verb phrases (are asking, was carried) b) as verbs (seeing the results, he stopped) c) as adjectives (a laughing boy, the beaten path) d) as nouns, i.e., gerunds (seeing is believing) e) as adverbs (raving mad) f) as connectives (saving those present)

Participle

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n.

A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective, as the past participle baked in We had some baked beans, and is used with an auxiliary verb to indicate tense, aspect, or voice, as the past participle baked in the passive sentence The beans were baked too long.

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