How to pronounce participle
American English pronunciation
PAR-tih-sip-ul
- IPA
- /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/
- Syllables
- PAR · tih · sip · ul (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What participle means
A verb form that can act like an adjective, as in a broken vase
In a sentence: In the phrase a frozen lake, the word frozen is a participle.
Where it comes from: It goes back to the Latin word participium. It was first written down in English in 1388.
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