noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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