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Participle

British pronunciation/pɑːtˈɪsɪpə‍l/
American pronunciation/ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəɫ/
Participle
[NOUN]
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(grammar) a word made from a verb, used as an adjective or a noun, and also used to make compound verb forms in English

synonyms : participial
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Examples
1Watch your participles.
2So that's dangling participles.
3A participle is a form of a verb.
4Beware the participle claws!
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