participle

Etymology

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

noun

  1. (grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. 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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