Participial
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A non-finite verb. dated
"§ 280. A Participial is a derived form of the verb used not for asserting but for expressing either, — 1. An object of thought; or, 2. A modification of such an object. Participials, accordingly, are either, — 1. Noun-participials; as, "To think is to act;" "Their sending the messacre was the cause of the trouble;" or, 2. Adjective-participials, more commonly called Participles; as, "The advancing army;" "The expected messenger.""
- 2 a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses wordnet
- 3 A participial word.
Adjective
- 1 Of, relating to, or being a participle. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or consisting of participles wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I'm teaching basic participial constructions now, but, with regard to those below, what different ways of translating them would everybody use?"
Etymology
From Latin participiālis, from participium (“participle”).