participle
noun /pɑːˈtɪsɪpl/
/ˈpɑːrtɪsɪpl/
(grammar)- (in English) a word formed from a verb, ending in -ing (= the present participle) or -ed, -en, etc. (= the past participle)
- The past participle of ‘buy’ is ‘bought’.
- The present participle of ‘carry’ is ‘carrying’.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, by-form of participe, from Latin participium ‘(verbal form) sharing (the functions of a noun)’, from participare ‘share in’.