ETYM French participe, Latin participium, from particeps sharing, participant; pars, gen. partis, a part + capere to take. Related to Participate.
A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses.
Verbal adjective.
In grammar, a form of the verb. English has two forms, a present participle ending in -ing (for example, “working” in “They were working”, “working men”, and “a hard-working team”) and a past participle ending in -ed in regular verbs (for example, “trained” in “They have been trained well”, “trained soldiers”, and “a well-trained team”).
Mittelwort, eine nominale Form des Verbums; im Dt. in 2 Typen: 1. für die Gegenwart, z.B. »singend« (P. Präsens); 2. für die Vergangenheit, z.B. »gesungen« (P. Perfekt).