PARTICIPLE


Meaning of PARTICIPLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpɑ:tɪsɪpl ]

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

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.