participle

Questions about participle

What does participle mean?

participle means "a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses".

How many syllables are in participle?

participle has 4 syllables: par-ti-ci-ple. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/.

What is another word for participle?

Close synonyms include participial. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is participle a common word?

participle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.