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Meaning of "present participle" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PRESENT PARTICIPLE

present participle


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESENT PARTICIPLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Present participle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRESENT PARTICIPLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Participle

A participle is a form of a verb that is used in a sentence to modify a noun or noun phrase, and thus plays a role similar to that of an adjective or adverb. It is one of the types of non-finite verb forms. Its name comes from the Latin participium, a calque of Greek metochḗ "partaking" or "sharing"; it is so named because the Ancient Greek and Latin participles "share" some of the categories of the adjective or noun and some of those of the verb. Participles may correspond to the active voice, where the modified noun is taken to represent the agent of the action denoted by the verb; or to the passive voice, where the modified noun represents the patient of that action. Participles in particular languages are also often associated with certain verbal aspects or tenses. The two types of participle in English are traditionally called the present participle, and the past participle. In some languages, participles can be used in the periphrastic formation of compound verb tenses, aspects or voices.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESENT PARTICIPLE

present · present arms · present oneself · present perfect · present tense · present value · present-day · presentability · presentable · presentableness · presentably · presentation · presentation box · presentation copy · presentation skills · presentational · presentationism · presentationist · presentative · presentativeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESENT PARTICIPLE

anthropic principle · Archimedes´ principle · condisciple · disciple · exclusion principle · first principle · four eyes principle · governing principle · Heisenberg uncertainty principle · in principle · multiple · on principle · participle · past participle · Pauli exclusion principle · Peter Principle · pleasure principle · precautionary principle · principle · the Peter Principle · uncertainty principle

Synonyms and antonyms of present participle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «present participle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Find out the translation of present participle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of present participle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «present participle» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

现在分词
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

participio presente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

present participle
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

वर्तमान कृदंत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النعت الحالي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

причастие настоящего
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

particípio presente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বর্তমান অংশগ্রহণমূলক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

participe présent
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Participle sekarang
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Partizip Präsens
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

現在分詞
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

현재 분사
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Saiki participle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ hiện tại
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தற்போதைய பங்குதாரர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

उपस्थित गण
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Şimdiki söz
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

participio presente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

imiesłów
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дієприкметник теперішнього
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Participiu prezent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενεστώτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teenwoordig deelwoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

presens particip
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

presens partisipp
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESENT PARTICIPLE»

Discover the use of present participle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to present participle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Introduction to Sanskrit
The present participle (vartamane krdanta) is the last form PARTICIPLE that we have not yet studied that is based upon the present stem. It is considered part of the present system. 2. Here is an example of a present participle in English: Rama ...
Thomas Egenes, 2000
2
Barron's Test of English for International Communication
(A) The decision causes a feeling; use the present participle. Choice (B) is the past participle. Choice (C) is the incorrect word order. Choice (D) is incorrect because that would have to immediately follow surprised Cumulative Review ...
Lin Lougheed, 2007
3
A Functional Analysis of Present Day English on a General ...
Of the participles the most important form in Czech is the present participle. It is frequently used in the definite form which has acquired the function of a verbal adjective (Na ulicich bylo videt pi no lidi spechajiclch za svi'/m dennim zamlstndntm ...
Josef Vachek, 1975
4
Present Day Spanish
The adjectival form is the Present Participle (Rule 69a). (b) Some regular and radical-changing verbs have irregular Past Participles. Abrir (to open), abierto ; cubrir (to cover), cubierto ; descubrir (to discover), des- cubierto ; escribir (to write ), ...
J. R. Scarr, 1991
5
A Grammar Book for You and I-- Oops, Me!: All the Grammar ...
We also saw how to conjugate those verbs that are regular (they add -ed to form the past tense and the past participle) and those that are irregular (they do not add -ed to form the past tense and the past participle) . 3. Present Participle.
C. Edward Good, 2002
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Milliken's Complete Book of Grammar Reproducibles - Grades ...
Present Participle, is stealing 5.Past, knew Page 33 1. cheer 6. studies 2. dives 7. practice 3. swim 8. hurries 4. know 9. buzzes 5. watches 10. talks 1. S, begins 6. S, looks 2. S, wish 7. S, prepares 3. S, cheers 8. S, fusses 4. S, volunteers 9.
Sara Inskeep, 2009
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Milliken's Complete Book of Grammar Reproducibles - Grades ...
Present Participle, is stealing 5. Past, knew Page 33 1. cheer 6. studies 2. dives 7 . practice 3. swim 8. hurries 4. know 9. buzzes 5. watches 10. talks 1. S, begins 6. S, looks 2. S, wish 7. S, prepares 3. S, cheers 8. S, fusses 4. S, volunteers 9.
Sara Inskeep, 2009
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Conversations on English Grammar: Explaining the Principles ...
Agreeably to the general practice of grammarians, I have represented the present participle, as active ; and the past, as passive : but they are not uniformly so aAhe present is sometimes passive ; and the past is frequently active. \ Thus, /" The ...
Charles M. Ingersoll, 1825
9
Advanced Grammar: For Academic Writing
As you can see from this example, there are two adjective (participle) forms of verbs: the present participle and the past participle. The present participle is used for active voice adjectives and the past participle is used for passive voice ...
Richard Stevenson, 2010
10
The popular educator
In general it may be stated that participles admit of concord and dependence. Farticiples perform other offices besides that which is strictly their own.* The present participle is used as a noun sometimes without, sometimes with a pronoun, also ...
Popular educator, 1860

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESENT PARTICIPLE»

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1
SDCC2015: Get Knocked Out by the "Mike Tyson Mysteries …
You were in past tense and now with the present participle, and he's like the writing. It's scary, but he genuinely laughs at the show. «Toon Zone, Jul 15»
2
Peanuts, Cracker Jack and torts
At this point you're probably thinking, “What are you [present participle] crazy? This is perhaps the most important test of my professional life ... «Maryland Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
Mindfulness for mental health? Don't hold your breath
Which makes me want to yell that you can't use the present participle to give a command. Which makes me, in fact, even crosser than I was ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
On the decline in grammar and grammar bores
Sir, – I am listening to the decline of the present participle. Why are we starting to use the English expression “I was sat”, why not “I was sitting ”? «Irish Times, Jul 15»
5
Blazer's Edge Staff React to Batum Trade
My initial reaction: Indignance at the use of the present participle of the key verb, "Trading." What the #@%! does that mean? You've either ... «Blazer's Edge, Jun 15»
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The Power of Schwa: Surging Demand for English Language Spurs …
The focus turned to the difference between a present participle and a gerund, or a modal and an auxiliary verb. I also learned to stand in front of ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
7
New research suggests global warming is accelerating
... the claim that global warming had stopped (and the implication was that it never existed, since the present participle/verbal noun suggests a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
8
21 tips for spelling like the pros
To create the present participle and past tense of a verb, you need to add "-ing" or "-ed," respectively, to its infinitive, like "to dream." (Present ... «Business Insider, May 15»
9
Invented language lessons from George RR Martin and other writers
One reflects on forms of the present participle, while another wants to know the Dothraki for “poop” – apparently it's “graddakh”. According to the ... «The Guardian, May 15»
10
GMO news shows Chipotle must be Spanish for hypocrisy
I used the present participle “gorging” advisedly in the sentence above, for there is no other way to describe what often goes on at Chipotle. «News & Observer, May 15»
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