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participle.

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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Meaning & usage

noun/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/US/paɾˈtɪsɪpəl/Scotland
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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