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单词 principal parts
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Definition of principal parts in English:

principal parts

plural noun
Grammar
  • The forms of a verb from which all other inflected forms can be deduced, for example swim, swam, swum.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Asked to recite the principal parts of the verb ‘to eat’, the irrepressible Hyman Kaplan suggested the following: ‘eat, ate, full.’
    • Better grammars (like Smyth) will give you that sort of information in their full discussion of the morphology of verbs; they will also give you lists of principal parts of most irregular verbs.
    • To sum up, to use any verb fully, you must know two things: (1) all the principal parts of the verb, and (2) the rules governing the conjugation of English verbs.
    • The stronger the principal parts of speech, the stronger the writing,’ ASNE judge Cunningham said.
 
 

Definition of principal parts in US English:

principal parts

plural nounˈprɪnsəpəl pɑrts
Grammar
  • The forms of a verb from which all other inflected forms can be deduced, for example swim, swam, swum.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The stronger the principal parts of speech, the stronger the writing,’ ASNE judge Cunningham said.
    • Better grammars (like Smyth) will give you that sort of information in their full discussion of the morphology of verbs; they will also give you lists of principal parts of most irregular verbs.
    • To sum up, to use any verb fully, you must know two things: (1) all the principal parts of the verb, and (2) the rules governing the conjugation of English verbs.
    • Asked to recite the principal parts of the verb ‘to eat’, the irrepressible Hyman Kaplan suggested the following: ‘eat, ate, full.’
 
 
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