partake

v., -took (-tʊk'), -tak·en (-tā'kən), -tak·ing, -takes.

v.intr.

1. To take or have a part or share; participate.
2. To take or be given part or portion: The guests partook of a delicious dinner.
3. To have part of the quality, nature, or character of something.

v.tr.
To take or have a part in; share in.

[Back-formation from partaker, one who partakes, from Middle English part-taker (translation of Latin particeps, participant).]

partaker par·tak'er n.

verb

1. To have a share, as in an act or result; have a hand in: conduce, contribute, participate, share. Idioms: take part. See participate/abstain, start/end.
2. To involve oneself in (an activity): carry on, engage, have, indulge, participate. Idioms: take part. See participate/abstain.
3. To take (food) into the body as nourishment: consume, devour, eat, fare, ingest. Slang chow. Idioms: break bread, havetakea bite. See ingestion.

v

Definition: eat, share
Antonyms: abstain, refrain

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IN BRIEF: To share Also: to have or receive a portion.

The nonviolence I teach is active nonviolence of the strongest. But the weakest can partake in it without becoming weaker. — Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian spiritual and political leader.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - deltage
v. tr. - spise, drikke

idioms:

• partake in    deltage i, indtage
• partake of    deltage i, indtage

Nederlands (Dutch)
deelnemen, bepaalde eigenschap hebben

Français (French)
v. intr. - prendre (un repas), tenir de (une qualité), participer
v. tr. - participer, partager

idioms:

• partake in    participer à
• partake of    consommer, prendre

Deutsch (German)
v. - zu sich nehmen

idioms:

• partake in    teilhaben an
• partake of    zu sich nehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμμετέχω, παίρνω μερίδιο

idioms:

• partake in    μετέχω, μεταλαμβάνω
• partake of    γεύομαι, κοινωνώ

Italiano (Italian)
partecipare

idioms:

• partake in    partecipare a, prendere parte a
• partake of    consumare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - participar, compartilhar

idioms:

• partake in    tomar parte em
• partake of    participar de

Русский (Russian)
участвовать, разделить (трапезу)

idioms:

• partake in    участвовать в
• partake of    разделить (трапезу)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - tomar en, participar en, participar de, tener algo de
v. tr. - participar, tomar parte, compartir, comer , beber

idioms:

• partake in    compartir, participar de
• partake of    tener algo de, consumir, comer o beber

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - delta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
参加, 参与, 吃光, 喝光, 分享, 分担, 带有某种性质

idioms:

• partake in    参与, 参加, 分享
• partake of    吃光, 带有

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 參加, 參與, 吃光, 喝光, 分享, 分擔, 帶有某種性質
v. tr. - 分享, 分擔

idioms:

• partake in    參與, 參加, 分享
• partake of    吃光, 帶有

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 참가하다, 몫을 받다, 먹어 치우다
v. tr. - 함께 하다, ~에 관여하다, (음식을) 같이 하다

idioms:

• partake in    참여하다
• partake of    남김없이 먹어버리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 共にする, 参加する, お相伴をする, すっかり飲む, いくらか性質がある

idioms:

• partake in    預かる, 共に分かつ, 参加する
• partake of    食事を共にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقاسم, يشاطر, يشارك في‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮לקח חלק, התכבד ב-, השתתף ב-, דבק בו שמץ‬
v. tr. - ‮לקח חלק, אכל, התכבד ב-, השתתף ב-, דמה ל-‬

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