ppl

Noun

people (countable and uncountable, plural peoples)

1. (collective, countable) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
   • a people apart

   Synonyms:

   collective, community, congregation, folk

2. A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
   • Moses said, "Let my people go."

   Synonyms:

   fans, groupies, supporters

3. One's colleagues or employees.
   • I'll have my people call your people.
4. A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
   • My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.

   Synonyms:

   kin, kith, folks

5. The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
   • The people have successfully stood up against tyranny and totalitarianism.

   Synonyms:

   populace, commoners, citizenry

6. People in general, humans, by extension sentient beings real or fictional.
   • People don't like it when you tweak their noses.

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Noun

participle (plural participles)

1. 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.