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participial vs verb

verb vs participial

participial and verb both are nouns.

participial is an adjective but verb is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
participial Yes Yes No No
verb Yes No No No
As nouns, verb is a hypernym of participial; that is, verb is a word with a broader meaning than participial:
  • participial: a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
  • verb: the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
participial (noun) verb (noun)
a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
participial (adjective) verb (adjective)
of or relating to or consisting of participles
Difference between participial and verb

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