/ Dictionary / Index P past participle: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. pastose past perfect Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language