par ‧ ti ‧ ci ‧ ple /ˈpɑːtəsɪp ə l, ˈpɑːtɪsɪp ə l, pɑːˈtɪsəp ə l $ ˈpɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin participium , from particeps ( ⇨ ↑ participate ); because it takes the part of both verb and adjective ]
technical one of the forms of a verb that are used to make tenses. In English, ↑ present participle s end in -ing and ↑ past participle s usually end in -ed or -en.