participles
participles is the plural of participle.
Meaning of participle
Noun
participle (plural participles)
- A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. 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.
Phrases with participles
- past participles
- agent participles
- active participles
- future participles
- verbal participles
- hanging participles
- passive participles
- perfect participles
- present participles
- dangling participles
- adverbial participles
- past active participles
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Questions about participles
- What is participles the plural of?
- Participles is the plural of participle.
Words near participles in the dictionary
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