"participle" meaning in English

See participle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl/ [UK], /ˈpɑːrtɪsɪpəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-participle.ogg [US] Forms: participle [singular], participles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A participle is a form of a verb that has not been tensed. The expression headed by a participle is used either as a complement or as an adjunct.
    Sense id: simple-participle-en-noun-7EHzJ1sK
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "hyphenation": "par‧ti‧ci‧ple",
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          "text": "In the following sentences, the underlined word is a participle:"
        },
        {
          "text": "boiling water is very hot."
        },
        {
          "text": "The used book had a dirty cover."
        },
        {
          "text": "I was studying English when you called this morning."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have walked on this street many times."
        },
        {
          "text": "The table is supported by four legs."
        },
        {
          "text": "Without thinking, he ran down the street."
        }
      ],
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        "A participle is a form of a verb that has not been tensed. The expression headed by a participle is used either as a complement or as an adjunct."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɑːrtɪsɪpəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-participle.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "participle"
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "par‧ti‧ci‧ple",
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        {
          "text": "In the following sentences, the underlined word is a participle:"
        },
        {
          "text": "boiling water is very hot."
        },
        {
          "text": "The used book had a dirty cover."
        },
        {
          "text": "I was studying English when you called this morning."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have walked on this street many times."
        },
        {
          "text": "The table is supported by four legs."
        },
        {
          "text": "Without thinking, he ran down the street."
        }
      ],
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        "A participle is a form of a verb that has not been tensed. The expression headed by a participle is used either as a complement or as an adjunct."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɑːrtɪsɪpəl/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-participle.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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