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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