Phrase guide

past participle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpæst pɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪsɪpəl/
  • /ˈpɑːst pɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪsɪpəl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A participle indicating a completed action or state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a participle that expresses completed action

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: perfect participle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: participle, participial

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: verlede deelwoord — past participle
  • Afrikaans: voltooide deelwoord — past participle
  • Breton: anv-gwan-verb — past participle
  • Catalan: participi passat — past participle
  • Catalan: participi — past participle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過去分詞 /过去分词 (guòqù fēncí) — past participle
  • Czech: příčestí minulé — past participle
  • Danish: datids tillægsform — past participle
  • Danish: kort tillægsform — past participle
  • Dutch: voltooid deelwoord — past participle
  • Dutch: verleden deelwoord — past participle
  • Esperanto: is-tempa participo — past participle
  • Esperanto: pasinta participo — past participle
  • Esperanto: preterita participo — past participle
  • Faroese: tátíðar lýsingarháttur — past participle
  • Faroese: lýsingarháttur í tátíð — past participle
  • Faroese: annar lýsingarháttur — past participle
  • Finnish: partisiipin perfekti — past participle
  • French: participe passé — past participle
  • Galician: participio pasado — past participle
  • German: Mittelwort n der Vergangenheit — past participle
  • German: Partizip II — past participle
  • German: 2. Partizip — past participle
  • German: zweites Partizip — past participle
  • German: Partizip Präteritum — past participle
  • German: Partizip Perfekt — past participle
  • German: Perfektpartizip — past participle
  • Greek: παρελθοντική μετοχή (parelthontikí metochí) — past participle
  • Hungarian: befejezett melléknévi igenév — past participle
  • Icelandic: lýsingarháttur þátíðar — past participle
  • Irish: rangabháil chaite — past participle
  • Italian: participio passato — past participle
  • Japanese: 過去分詞 (kako bunshi) — past participle
  • Korean: 과거분사 (gwageobunsa) — past participle
  • Lithuanian: būtojo laiko dalyvis — past participle
  • Norman: participe pâssé — past participle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: perfektum partisipp — past participle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: perfektum partisipp — past participle
  • Polish: imiesłów bierny czasu przeszłego — past participle
  • Portuguese: particípio passado — past participle
  • Portuguese: particípio — past participle
  • Romanian: participiu trecut — past participle
  • Russian: прича́стие проше́дшего вре́мени (pričástije prošédševo vrémeni) — past participle
  • Serbo-Croatian: particip perfekta — past participle
  • Slovak: príčastie minulé — past participle
  • Somali: shomantoro — past participle
  • Spanish: participio pasado — past participle
  • Spanish: participio — past participle
  • Swedish: perfektparticip — past participle
  • Welsh: rhangymeriad gorffennol — past participle