PARTICIPLE


Meaning of PARTICIPLE in English

n. Gram. a word formed from a verb (e.g. going, gone, being, been) and used in compound verb-forms (e.g. is going, has been) or as an adjective (e.g. working woman, burnt toast). participial adj. participially adv.

[ ME f. OF, by-form of participe f. L participium (as PARTICIPATE) ]

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