PARTICIPLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does participle mean? • PARTICIPLE (noun)
The noun PARTICIPLE has 1 sense:
1. a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
Familiarity information: PARTICIPLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARTICIPLE (noun)
Meaning:
A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
participial; participle
Hypernyms ("participle" is a kind of...):
verb (a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "participle"):
present participle (a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing)
past participle; perfect participle (a participle that expresses completed action)
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