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   par·ti·ci·ple

   /ˈpärdəˌsip(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. a word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast) or a noun (e.g., good breeding). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., is going, has been).

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, by-form of participe, from Latin participium ‘(verbal form) sharing (the functions of a noun)’, from participare ‘share in’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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