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Definition of participle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

participle

noun
 
/pɑːˈtɪsɪpl/
 
/ˈpɑːrtɪsɪpl/
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  1. (in English) a word formed from a verb, ending in -ing (= the present participle) or -ed, -en, etc. (= the past participle)
    • The past participle of ‘buy’ is ‘bought’.
    • The present participle of ‘carry’ is ‘carrying’.
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, by-form of participe, from Latin participium ‘(verbal form) sharing (the functions of a noun)’, from participare ‘share in’.
see also dangling participle, past participle, present participleSee participle in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee participle in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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