Definition of Participle

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Participle

A part of speech partaking of the nature both verb and adjective; a form of a verb, or verbal adjective, modifying a noun, but taking the adjuncts of the verb from which it is derived. In the sentences: a letter is written; being asleep he did not hear; exhausted by toil he will sleep soundly, -- written, being, and exhaustedare participles.

Anything that partakes of the nature of different things.

Related Definitions:

Adjective, And, Anything, Asleep, Being, Both, But, By, Derived, Did, Different, Exhausted, Form, From, He, Hear, In, Is, It, Letter, Modifying, Nature, Not, Noun, Of, Or, Part, Partaking, Sleep, Soundly, Speech, Taking, That, The, Toil, Verb, Verbal, Which, Will, Written

Participle Translations

participle in Dutch is deelwoord
participle in French is participe
participle in German is Partizip
participle in Spanish is participio
participle in Swedish is particip

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