Phrase guide

take part

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