Participial

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses wordnet
  3. 3
    A participial word.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or being a participle. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or consisting of participles wordnet

Synonyms

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participleadjectivaladverbialattributiveconjunctivecopulative

Example

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"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”).

Related phrases

participial adjectiveparticipial phrasepast participialpresent participialpseudo-participial

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