Participle
Word | PARTICIPLE |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | par ti ci ple |
Pronunciations | /pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Participle"
What do we mean by participle?
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. noun
Whatever partakes of the nature of two or more other things; something that is part one thing and part another; a mongrel. noun
In gram., a verbal adjective that participates or shares in the construction of the verb to which it belongs, and so has in a certain manner and degree a place in the verbal system; a word having the value of an adjective as part of speech, but so regularly made from a verb, and associated with it in meaning and construction, as to seem to belong to the verb. noun
A part of speech partaking of the nature of 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. noun
Anything that partakes of the nature of different things. 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. noun
A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses noun
(grammar) 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.
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