participle

noun
/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/UK/ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from participium
  2. derived from participle
  3. inherited from participle

Definitions

  1. A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types…

    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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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for participle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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