late 14c., "a noun-adjective," from Old French participle (13c.), variant of participe, from Latin participium, literally "a sharing, partaking," from particeps "sharing, part [..]

a word derived from a verb which functions like an adjective, as in 'let sleeping dogs lie'. More technically 'A word that partakes of the nature of a verb and an adjective; a derivativ [..]

(n) a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

(partisipp): a non-finite form of the verb. The past participle of regular verbs ends in -ed. In verb conjugation, it is the third form cited (go - went - gone; take - took - taken; walk - walked - wa [..]

clause (partisippsetning): a non-finite clause with a past participle or an -ing participle forming the (first part of) the verb phrase. Participle clauses may be postmodifiers of nouns (the children [..]

an -ed or -ing verb form used as an adjective or to form the progressive aspect or perfect tense.

A non-finite form of the verb which in most Indo-European languages is used to express participation in an action, e.g. with the present participle as in He is writing a new book, or to show that an a [..]

a verb form that can be used as an adjective or a noun (see "past participle" and "present participle")

  A verb form used as an adjective (e.g., rising sun, cooked food, broken lamp). It may be a present participle, past participle, or perfect participle. The present participle ends in -ing (e.g., char [..]

(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle.