Associations to the word «Participle»

Wiktionary

PARTICIPLE, noun. (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.

Dictionary definition

PARTICIPLE, noun. A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn