Past Participle Definition
noun
A participle used a) with auxiliaries to express, typically, completed action or a time or state gone by (Ex.: spoken in “he has spoken”) b) with auxiliaries to form the passive voice (Ex.: eaten in “the snails were all eaten in a moment”) c) as an adjective (Ex.: polished in “polished brass”)
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(grammar) A participle indicating a completed action or state.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Attributive form of past participle, noun.
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Other Word Forms of Past Participle
Noun
Singular:
past participle
Plural:
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