participial

Other forms: participially

Definitions of participial
  1. adjective
    of or relating to or consisting of participles
    “participial inflections”
  2. noun
    a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
    synonyms: participle
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    types:
    present participle
    a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing
    past participle, perfect participle
    a participle that expresses completed action
    type of:
    verb
    the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
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