Standard Lemma guide

participation

noun · 6 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/
  • Canada, General-American: /pɑɹˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/
  • Canada, General-American: /pɑɹˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /pɐːˌtɪs.əˈpæɪ.ʃən/
  • New-Zealand: /pɐːˌtəs.əˈpæɪ.ʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: P AA0 R T IH2 S AH0 P EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of participating, of taking part in something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of being related to a larger whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process during which individuals, groups and organizations are consulted about or have the opportunity to become actively involved in a project or program of activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • a decision made based on the participation of the shareholders

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: engagement, involvement, involution

Antonyms: nonparticipation

Broader terms: group action

Narrower terms: commitment, intervention, intercession, group participation

6

noun

Meaning 6

the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: involvement

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: condition, status

History

Etymology

From Middle English participacioun, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō. By surface analysis, participate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

106 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: deelname — act of participating
  • Afrikaans: partisipasie — act of participating
  • Albanian: pjesëmarrje — act of participating
  • Arabic: مُسَاهَمَة (musāhama) — act of participating
  • Arabic: اِشْتِرَاك (ištirāk) — act of participating
  • Arabic: مُشَارَكَة (mušāraka) — act of participating
  • Armenian: մասնակցություն (masnakcʻutʻyun) — act of participating
  • Azerbaijani: iştirak — act of participating
  • Belarusian: удзе́л (udzjél) — act of participating
  • Bulgarian: уча́стие (učástie) — act of participating
  • Catalan: participació — act of participating
  • Chinese Cantonese: 參加 /参加 (caam1 gaa1) — act of participating
  • Chinese Mandarin: 參加 /参加 (cānjiā) — act of participating
  • Chinese Mandarin: 參與 /参与 (cānyù) — act of participating
  • Czech: účast — act of participating
  • Czech: participace — act of participating
  • Danish: deltagelse — act of participating
  • Dutch: deelname — act of participating
  • Dutch: deelneming — act of participating
  • Dutch: meedoen — act of participating
  • Dutch: participatie — act of participating
  • Esperanto: partopreno — act of participating
  • Estonian: osalemine — act of participating
  • Finnish: osallistuminen — act of participating
  • French: participation — act of participating
  • West-Frisian: dielname — act of participating
  • West-Frisian: dielnimming — act of participating
  • West-Frisian: meidwaan — act of participating
  • West-Frisian: partisipaasje — act of participating
  • Galician: participación — act of participating
  • Georgian: მონაწილეობა (monac̣ileoba) — act of participating
  • German: Partizipation — act of participating
  • German: Beteiligung — act of participating
  • German: Teilnahme — act of participating
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (daila) — act of participating
  • Greek: συμμετοχή (symmetochí) — act of participating
  • Ancient Greek: μετάληψις (metálēpsis) — act of participating
  • Ancient Greek: μετοχή (metokhḗ) — act of participating
  • Hebrew: השתתפות (hishtatfút) — act of participating
  • Hindi: सहभागिता (sahbhāgitā) — act of participating
  • Hindi: शराकत (śarākat) — act of participating
  • Hindi: भागी (bhāgī) — act of participating
  • Hindi: इश्तिराक (iśtirāk) — act of participating
  • Hungarian: részvétel — act of participating
  • Icelandic: þátttaka — act of participating
  • Ido: parto-prenar — act of participating
  • Indonesian: keikutsertaan — act of participating
  • Indonesian: partisipasi — act of participating
  • Italian: partecipazione — act of participating
  • Japanese: 参加 (sanka) — act of participating
  • Kazakh: қатысу (qatysu) — act of participating
  • Korean: 참가 (chamga) — act of participating
  • Central Kurdish: بەشداری (beşdarî) — act of participating
  • Northern Kurdish: beşdarî — act of participating
  • Kyrgyz: катышуу (katışuu) — act of participating
  • Latin: participium — act of participating
  • Latvian: līdzdalība — act of participating
  • Lithuanian: dalyvavimas — act of participating
  • Luxembourgish: Bedeelegung — act of participating
  • Macedonian: учество (učestvo) — act of participating
  • Malayalam: പങ്കാളിത്തം (paṅkāḷittaṁ) — act of participating
  • Malayalam: പങ്കെടുക്കൽ (paṅkeṭukkal) — act of participating
  • Maltese: parteċipazzjoni — act of participating
  • Norwegian Bokmål: deltakelse — act of participating
  • Occitan: participacion — act of participating
  • Pashto: اشتراک (ešterãk) — act of participating
  • Pashto: شرکت (šerkát) — act of participating
  • Pashto: مشارکت (mošārakát) — act of participating
  • Persian: شرکت (šerkat) — act of participating
  • Persian: اشتراک (ešterâk) — act of participating
  • Persian: مشارکت (mošârekat) — act of participating
  • Plautdietsch: Bedeeljunk — act of participating
  • Polish: udział — act of participating
  • Polish: uczestnictwo — act of participating
  • Portuguese: participação — act of participating
  • Romanian: participare — act of participating
  • Romanian: participație — act of participating
  • Russian: уча́стие (učástije) — act of participating
  • Serbo-Croatian: учешће — act of participating
  • Serbo-Croatian: učešće — act of participating
  • Slovak: účasť — act of participating
  • Slovak: participácia — act of participating
  • Slovene: sodelovanje — act of participating
  • Spanish: participación — act of participating
  • Spanish: colaboración — act of participating
  • Spanish: constribución — act of participating
  • Swedish: deltagande — act of participating
  • Tajik: иштирок (ištirok) — act of participating
  • Tajik: ширкат (širkat) — act of participating
  • Turkish: iştirak — act of participating
  • Turkish: katılım — act of participating
  • Ottoman Turkish: اشتراك (iştirak) — act of participating
  • Ukrainian: у́часть (účastʹ) — act of participating
  • Urdu: اشتراک (iśtirāk) — act of participating
  • Uyghur: قاتنىشىش (qatnishish) — act of participating
  • Uyghur: ئىشتىراك قىلىش (ishtirak qilish) — act of participating
  • Uyghur: ئىشتىراك (ishtirak) — act of participating
  • Uzbek: ishtirok — act of participating
  • Uzbek: qatnashish — act of participating
  • Uzbek: ishtirok etish — act of participating
  • Vietnamese: sự tham gia — act of participating
  • Welsh: cyfranogiaeth — act of participating
  • Welsh: cyfranogiad — act of participating
  • Yiddish: אָנטייל (onteyl) — act of participating
  • Yiddish: אָנטיילונג (onteylung) — act of participating
  • Zulu: ingxenye — act of participating
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