- participle par·ti·ci·ple n
- [pɒː'tɪsɪpl]
participio
past/present participle — participio passato/presente
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participle par·ti·ci·ple n
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par|ti|ci|ple — «PAHR tuh SIHP uhl», noun. a form of a verb used as an adjective or noun. Abbr: part. ╂[< Old French participle, variant of participe, learned borrowing from Latin participium (literally) sharing, partaking < particeps; see etym. under… … Useful english dictionary
Participle — Par ti*ci*ple, n. [F. participe, L. participium, fr. particeps sharing, participant; pars, gen. partis, a part + capere to take. See {Participate}.] 1. (Gram.) A part of speech partaking of the nature of both verb and adjective; a form of a verb … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
participle — par•ti•ci•ple [[t]ˈpɑr təˌsɪp əl, sə pəl[/t]] n. gram. a nonfinite verbal form that can function as an adjective or be used with certain auxiliaries to make compound verb forms, as burning in a burning candle or devoted in your devoted friend.… … From formal English to slang
participle — par|ti|ci|ple [ partısıpl ] noun count LINGUISTICS * the form of a verb used in COMPOUND tenses and as an adjective. English uses the present participle, which ends in ing, and the past participle, which usually ends in ed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
participle — par|ti|ci|ple [ˈpa:tısıpəl, pa:ˈtısıpəl US ˈpa:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin participium, from particeps ( PARTICIPATE); because it takes the part of both verb and adjective] technical one of the forms of a verb that are… … Dictionary of contemporary English
participle — par·ti·ci·ple … English syllables
pel-1, pelǝ-, plē- — pel 1, pelǝ , plē English meaning: full, to fill; to pour; town (?) Deutsche Übersetzung: “gießen, fließen, aufschũtten, fũllen, einfũllen”; also ‘schwimmen, fließen machen, fliegen, flattern” and ‘schũtteln, schwingen, zittern… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
