verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
verb
Meaning 1
To participate or join.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
He declined to take part in the meeting because he did not feel he had anything to add.
I listened to a discussion in which she took part.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To share or partake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To support or ally oneself (with).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
share in something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: participate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
Narrower terms: partake in
History
Etymology
From Middle English taken part, a calque of Latin participō. Compare partake, German teilnehmen, Finnish ottaa osaa.
Across languages
Translations
135 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
marr pjesë
— participate or join
Arabic:
شَارَكَ
(šāraka)
— participate or join
Arabic:
سَاهَمَ
(sāhama)
— participate or join
Arabic:
اِشْتَرَكَ
(ištaraka)
— participate or join
Armenian:
մասնակցել
(masnakcʻel)
— participate or join
Azerbaijani:
iştirak etmək
— participate or join
Belarusian:
браць удзе́л
(bracʹ udzjél)
— participate or join
Belarusian:
ўзяць удзе́л
(wzjacʹ udzjél)
— participate or join
Bulgarian:
уча́ствувам
(učástvuvam)
— participate or join
Bulgarian:
взе́мам уча́стие
(vzémam učástie)
— participate or join
Bulgarian:
взе́ма уча́стие
(vzéma učástie)
— participate or join
Burmese:
နွှဲ
(hnwai:)
— participate or join
Chinese Cantonese:
參加 /参加
(caam1 gaa1)
— participate or join
Chinese Mandarin:
參加 /参加
(cānjiā)
— participate or join
Czech:
účastnit se
— participate or join
Czech:
zúčastnit se
— participate or join
Danish:
deltage
— participate or join
Dutch:
deelnemen
— participate or join
Esperanto:
partopreni
— participate or join
Estonian:
osa võtma
— participate or join
Estonian:
osalema
— participate or join
Finnish:
osallistua
— participate or join
Finnish:
ottaa osaa
— participate or join
French:
participer
— participate or join
French:
prendre part
— participate or join
Georgian:
მონაწილეობა
(monac̣ileoba)
— participate or join
German:
teilnehmen
— participate or join
German:
sich beteiligen
— participate or join
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽
(gamainjan)
— participate or join
Greek:
μοιράζομαι
(moirázomai)
— participate or join
Greek:
συνεργώ σε
(synergó se)
— participate or join
Greek:
παίρνω μέρος
(paírno méros)
— participate or join
Greek:
παίρνω μερίδιο
(paírno merídio)
— participate or join
Greek:
συμμετέχω
(symmetécho)
— participate or join
Hebrew:
לָקַח חֵלֶק
(lakákh khélek)
— participate or join
Hebrew:
הִשְׁתַּתֵּף
(hishtatéf)
— participate or join
Hindi:
भाग लेना
(bhāg lenā)
— participate or join
Hindi:
हिस्सा लेना
(hissā lenā)
— participate or join
Hindi:
शराकत करना
(śarākat karnā)
— participate or join
Hungarian:
részt vesz
— participate or join
Hungarian:
társul
— participate or join
Hungarian:
csatlakozik
— participate or join
Hungarian:
közreműködik
— participate or join
Hungarian:
részt vállal
— participate or join
Icelandic:
taka þátt
— participate or join
Indonesian:
ambil bagian
— participate or join
Indonesian:
berpartisipasi
— participate or join
Indonesian:
turut serta
— participate or join
Indonesian:
ikut serta
— participate or join
Italian:
partecipare
— participate or join
Japanese:
参加する
(sanka suru)
— participate or join
Japanese:
加わる
(kuwawaru)
— participate or join
Kazakh:
қатысу
(qatysu)
— participate or join
Khmer:
ចូលរួម
(coul ruəm)
— participate or join
Khmer:
មូត
(muut)
— participate or join
Khmer:
រួម
(ruəm)
— participate or join
Khmer:
ចូលដៃ
(coul day)
— participate or join
Korean:
참가하다
(chamgahada)
— participate or join
Kyrgyz:
катышуу
(katışuu)
— participate or join
Lao:
ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ
(khao hūam)
— participate or join
Lao:
ຮ່ວມ
(hūam)
— participate or join
Lao:
ເລົ່າ
(lao)
— participate or join
Latin:
participō
— participate or join
Latvian:
piedalīties
— participate or join
Lithuanian:
dalyvauti
— participate or join
Macedonian:
учествува
(učestvuva)
— participate or join
Malay:
menyertai
— participate or join
Māori:
uru
— participate or join
Mongolian:
оролцох
(orolcox)
— participate or join
Norwegian Bokmål:
delta
— participate or join
Old English:
dǣlniman
— participate or join
Old English:
drēogan
— participate or join
Iranian Persian:
شِرْکَت کَرْدَن
(šerkat kardan)
— participate or join
Iranian Persian:
اِشْتِراک کَرْدَن
(ešterâk kardan)
— participate or join
Polish:
brać udział
— participate or join
Polish:
wziąć udział
— participate or join
Polish:
uczestniczyć
— participate or join
Portuguese:
participar
— participate or join
Portuguese:
ter parte
— participate or join
Portuguese:
tomar parte
— participate or join
Romanian:
a participa
— participate or join
Russian:
принима́ть уча́стие
(prinimátʹ učástije)
— participate or join
Russian:
приня́ть уча́стие
(prinjátʹ učástije)
— participate or join
Russian:
уча́ствовать
(učástvovatʹ)
— participate or join
Sanskrit:
सचते
(sacate)
— participate or join
Serbo-Croatian:
у̀чествовати
— participate or join
Serbo-Croatian:
ùčestvovati
— participate or join
Slovak:
zúčastňovať sa
— participate or join
Slovak:
zúčastniť sa
— participate or join
Slovene:
udeleževati se
— participate or join
Slovene:
udeležiti se
— participate or join
Spanish:
tomar parte
— participate or join
Sranan Tongo:
teki prati
— participate or join
Swahili:
shiriki
— participate or join
Swedish:
delta
— participate or join
Tajik:
иштирок кардан
(ištirok kardan)
— participate or join
Tajik:
ширкат кардан
(širkat kardan)
— participate or join
Tamil:
கலந்துகொள்
(kalantukoḷ)
— participate or join
Telugu:
పాల్గొను
(pālgonu)
— participate or join
Thai:
เข้าร่วม
(kâo-rûuam)
— participate or join
Thai:
ร่วมมือ
(rûuam-mʉʉ)
— participate or join
Thai:
ร่วม
(rûuam)
— participate or join
Turkish:
katılmak
— participate or join
Turkish:
iştirak etmek
— participate or join
Ukrainian:
бра́ти у́часть
(bráty účastʹ)
— participate or join
Ukrainian:
взя́ти у́часть
(vzjáty účastʹ)
— participate or join
Urdu:
اِشْتِراک کَرْنا
(iśtirāk karnā)
— participate or join
Urdu:
شَراکَت کَرْنا
(śarākat karnā)
— participate or join
Urdu:
حِصَّہ لینا
(hissa lenā)
— participate or join
Uzbek:
ishtiroq etmoq
— participate or join
Vietnamese:
tham gia
— participate or join
Yiddish:
אָנטייל נעמען
(onteyl nemen)
— participate or join
Bulgarian:
споделям
(spodeljam)
— share or partake
Bulgarian:
споделя
(spodelja)
— share or partake
Finnish:
osallistua
— share or partake
Finnish:
olla mukana
— share or partake
German:
teilhaben
— share or partake
Greek:
μεταλαμβάνω
(metalamváno)
— share or partake
Greek:
κοινωνώ
(koinonó)
— share or partake
Hungarian:
részesül
— share or partake
Hungarian:
részesedik
— share or partake
Hungarian:
osztozik
— share or partake
Hungarian:
kiveszi a részét
— share or partake
Polish:
brać udział
— share or partake
Polish:
wziąć udział
— share or partake
Polish:
uczestniczyć
— share or partake
Portuguese:
participar
— share or partake
Portuguese:
ter parte
— share or partake
Portuguese:
tomar parte
— share or partake
Russian:
разделя́ть
(razdeljátʹ)
— share or partake
Russian:
раздели́ть
(razdelítʹ)
— share or partake
Russian:
отве́дать
(otvédatʹ)
— share or partake
Spanish:
tomar parte
— share or partake
Swedish:
dela
— share or partake
Telugu:
పాలు పంచుకొను
(pālu pañcukonu)
— share or partake