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- [pahr-tuh-sip-uh l, -suh-puh l]
- /ˈpɑr təˌsɪp əl, -sə pəl/
- /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.pl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahr-tuh-sip-uh l, -suh-puh l]
- /ˈpɑr təˌsɪp əl, -sə pəl/
Definitions of participle word
- noun participle an adjective or complement to certain auxiliaries that is regularly derived from the verb in many languages and refers to participation in the action or state of the verb; a verbal form used as an adjective. It does not specify person or number in English, but may have a subject or object, show tense, etc., as burning, in a burning candle, or devoted in his devoted friend. 1
- noun participle verb used in compounds 1
- countable noun participle In grammar, a participle is a form of a verb that can be used in compound tenses of the verb. There are two participles in English: the past participle, which usually ends in '-ed', and the present participle, which ends in '-ing'. 0
- noun participle a nonfinite form of verbs, in English and other languages, used adjectivally and in the formation of certain compound tenses 0
- noun participle 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) 0
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Origin of participle
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French, variant of participe < Latin participium, derivative of particeps taking part, equivalent to parti- (stem of pars) part + -cep- (combining form of capere to take) + -s nominative singular ending
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Parts of speech for Participle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
participle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
participle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for participle
noun participle
- gerund — (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”. See also gerundive (def 1).
- infinitive — a verb form found in many languages that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary verbs, and that names the action or state without specifying the subject, as French venir “to come,” Latin esse “to be,” fuisse “to have been.”.
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