The meaning of PARTICIPLE is a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective; especially : an English verbal form that has the function of an adjective and at the same time shows such verbal features as tense and voice and capacity to take a
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics:Grammarpar‧ti‧ci‧ple/ˈpɑːtəsɪpəl, pɑːˈtɪsəpəl$ˈpɑːr-/●●○noun[countable]technicalone of theformsof averbthat are used to maketenses. In English,presentparticiplesend in -ing andpast...
The meaning of SENTENCE is a word, clause, or phrase or a group of clauses or phrases forming a syntactic unit which expresses an assertion, a question, a command, a wish, an exclamation, or the performance of an action, that in writing usually begins wi
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics:Grammarpar‧ti‧cip‧i‧al/ˌpɑːtəˈsɪpiəl$ˌpɑːr-/adjectivetechnicalusing aparticiple, or having the form of a participleExamples from the Corpusparticipial•Noparticipialforms or othersortsof forms.•aparti...
(miːn)–past tense, past participlemeant(ment)–verb 1.to (intend to) express, show or indicate.`Vacation' means `holiday';What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?querer decir 2.to intend.I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot;For whom was that letter meant?;He means (= ...
"Rupinder continued to dominate the class, but she didn't seem to be learning anything. On a quiz at the end of the week she tried toconjugatethe verbwake.Wake, she wrote. Past tense:woke. Past participle:wank. I didn't have the heart to tell her she was wrong." ...
Origin ofsubject1 First recorded in 1275–1325; (adjective) fromLatinsubjectus“placed beneath, inferior, open to inspection,” originally the past participle ofsubicere“to throw or place beneath, make subject,” replacingMiddle Englishsuget,fromOld French;(noun) fromLate Latinsubjectum“grammatical...
Origin ofimperative1 First recorded in 1520–30; fromLate Latinimperātivus,equivalent toLatinimperāt(us)“imposed,” past participle ofimperāre“to impose, order, command” (im-im-1+-perāre,combining form ofparāre“to set, get ready, produce, obtain”;prepare) +-īvus-ive ...
2.1.2.–ed in the true-passive is called verbal-participle(动词性分词). The executor of true-passive refers to the person. Sometime, the executor is unclear or doesn’t be demoted. The executor just can be led by “by” or omitted. For examples: His best friend was killed by a ...
one sitting. 2. Absence of rain caused the plants to die. 3. The cloth has a pattern of red and white square. 4. The fine weather will contribute to the success of space travel. 5. The fires broke out a few hours apart. 6. She’s always in a bad mood on Mondays. ( 一口气 )...