A participle can be a verb or an adjective. It is a derivative of a non-finite verb, which can be used in compound tenses or voices, or as a modifier. Participles often share properties with other parts of speech, in particular adjectives and nouns.
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participle a form of a verb that functions as an adjective and, when combined with an auxiliary verb (such as have or be), forms certain tenses of the verb
