Participate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

share in something

become a participant; be involved in

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɑːtˈɪsɪpˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɑːtˈɪsɪpˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt/.

Examples

enter a race
enter an agreement
enter a drug treatment program

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enter take part

Antonyms

drop out

Parts of Speech

verb	share in something
verb	become a participant; be involved in “enter a race”

Word Forms

participation	noun	the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
entrant	noun	one who enters a competition
participatory	adjective	affording the opportunity for individual participation
participant	noun	someone who takes part in an activity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

teilnehmen

an etwas teilhaben

🇫🇷French

participer

partager quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

participar

compartir en algo

🇮🇹Italian

partecipare

condividere qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

deelnemen

ergens in delen

🇵🇹Portuguese

participar

compartilhar algo

🇷🇺Russian

участвовать

поделиться чем-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हिस्सा लेना

किसी चीज़ में हिस्सा लेना

🇧🇩Bengali

অংশগ্রহণ

কিছুতে ভাগ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பங்கேற்க

ஏதாவது பங்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

పాల్గొంటారు

ఏదో ఒకదానిలో భాగస్వామ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

सहभागी होणे

काहीतरी शेअर करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાગ લેવો

કંઈક શેર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പങ്കെടുക്കുക

എന്തെങ്കിലും പങ്കിടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਿੱਸਾ ਲੈਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حصہ لینا

کسی چیز میں حصہ لیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

参加

分享某事

🇯🇵Japanese

参加する

何かを共有する

🇰🇷Korean

참가하다

무언가를 공유하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tham gia

chia sẻ cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

เข้าร่วม

แบ่งปันในบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ikut

berbagi dalam sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

lumahok

makibahagi sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

mengambil bahagian

berkongsi sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يشارك

شارك في شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

شرکت کنند

در چیزی سهیم شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

katılmak

bir şeyi paylaşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִשְׂתַתֵף

לשתף במשהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'participate'?

The primary meaning of 'participate' is 'share in something'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'participate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'participate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'participate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'participate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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