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past participle: Meaning and Definition of
past' par'ticiple
Pronunciation: [key]
— Gram. Gram.
- a participle with past, perfect, or passive meaning, as fallen, sung, defeated; perfect participle: used in English and other languages in forming the present perfect, pluperfect, and passive and as an adjective.
