participle

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Scrabble points
16
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20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/ (UK)
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/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/ (UK) · /ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl/ (UK) · /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/ (US)

Definition of participle

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.

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Etymology

From Middle English participle, from Old French participle (1388), variant of participe, from Latin participium.

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