participle
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The Termination of the Participle Present of the Verb Active, is always formed out of the first Person Present by adding the Syllable ing; as I love, loving.
From A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759) by Bate, Henry
Participle, p�r′ti-si-pl, n. a word having the value of an adjective but regularly formed from a verb.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The form of the supposed Participle is invariably the same with that of the Infinitive.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
Many, but not all, Transitive Verbs have a Passive Participle.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
A Participle is a Part of Speech, which partaketh of a Verb and a Noun.
From A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759) by Bate, Henry
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