Participle Definition

pärtĭ-sĭpəl
participles
noun
participles
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)
Webster's New World
In grammar terms, a participle is an adjective (descriptive word) made from a verb.
An example of a participle is "sleeping" in the phrase "sleeping dogs."
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Other Word Forms of Participle

Noun

Singular:
participle
Plural:
participles

Origin of Participle

  • Middle English from Old French variant of participe from Latin participium (translation of Greek metokhē sharing, partaking, participle) from particeps particip- partaker participate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French participle (1388), "˜a noun-adjective', variant of participe, from Latin participium.

    From Wiktionary

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