Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, consisting of, or formed with a participle.
- noun A participle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the nature and use of a participle.
- Formed from or consisting of a participle: as, a participial noun; a participial adjective.
- noun A word formed from a ver's, and sharing the verbal with the noun or adjective construction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A participial word.
- adjective Having, or partaking of, the nature and use of a participle; formed from a participle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective grammar of, relating to, or being a
participle - noun grammar a participle
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or consisting of participles
- noun a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A grumpy right-wing pundit followed a few days later with the phrase in participial or gerund form: “Having It All.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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A grumpy right-wing pundit followed a few days later with the phrase in participial or gerund form: “Having It All.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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It hasn't turned out to contain hidden depths, as Alexander Frater's Chasing the Monsoon or Joe Kane's Running the Amazon did, to choose two participial equivalents.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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It hasn't turned out to contain hidden depths, as Alexander Frater's Chasing the Monsoon or Joe Kane's Running the Amazon did, to choose two participial equivalents.
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Master these tricky subjects: verbs • modal auxiliaries • passive voice • participial adjectives • perfect tenses • the passive form with get * subject-verb agreement * and much more
Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate English Grammar for ESL Learners « Books « Literacy News 2009
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Both words are often used — and often interchangeably — as participial adjectives (oriented and orientated).
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What do you think about participial phrases and subordinate CLAUSES?
Singular “they” and the many reasons why it’s correct « Motivated Grammar 2009
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So I try to make my courses more than just a series of how-to sessions about comma placement, subordinate clauses, and present participial phrases.
Joseph Smigelski: Critical Thinking Is Essential in Every College Class 2010
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It seems unlikely that it represents an animate plural ending, contradicted by the existence of tularu with its extra participial ending -u.
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It seems unlikely that it represents an animate plural ending, contradicted by the existence of tularu with its extra participial ending -u.
Archive 2010-07-01 2010
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