| Definitions of 'participle' |
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1. (noun) participle, participial
a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
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1. (adj) participle
anything that partakes of the nature of different things
2. (noun) 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
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Definition of participle 
