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(pär-tĭs'ə-pāt') pronunciation

v., -pat·ed, -pat·ing, -pates.

v.intr.
  1. To take part in something: participated in the festivities.
  2. To share in something: If only I could participate in your good fortune.
v.tr. Archaic
To partake of.

[Latin participāre, participāt-, from particeps, particip-, partaker : pars, part-, part; see part + capere, to take.]

participative par·tic'i·pa'tive adj.
participator par·tic'i·pa'tor n.

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verb

  1. To involve oneself in (an activity): carry on, engage, have, indulge, partake. Idioms: take part. See participate/abstain.
  2. To have a share, as in an act or result; have a hand in: conduce, contribute, partake, share. Idioms: take part. See participate/abstain, start/end.

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v

Definition: take part in activity
Antonyms: observe, watch

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To become involved with others; to engage in an activity.

pronunciation Gardening is a cooperative affair. I am a part of a neighborhood in which plants, dirt, rocks and a human family participate collectively in a love affair with place. — Jim Nollman, from Why We Garden, The Sentient Garden.

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sign description: The sign JOIN is done with a P-handshape.




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Translations:

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - deltage
v. tr. - tage del i

Nederlands (Dutch)
deelnemen, bepaalde eigenschap hebben, meewerken

Français (French)
v. intr. - participer
v. tr. - participer, prendre part

Deutsch (German)
v. - teilnehmen, sich beteiligen, teilhaben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμμετέχω, παίρνω μέρος

Italiano (Italian)
partecipare, contribuire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - participar

Русский (Russian)
участвовать, вносить лепту

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - participar, tomar parte, intervenir, colaborar
v. tr. - contribuir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - delta, ha del, medverka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
参加, 参与, 含有, 带有, 分享, 分担

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 參加, 參與, 含有, 帶有, 分享, 分擔
v. tr. - 分享, 分擔

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 참가하다, ~의 성질을 띠다
v. tr. - ~에 참여하다, ~의 일부를 얻다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 参加する, 関係する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشارك, يشترك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮השתתף, לקח חלק‬
v. tr. - ‮השתתף, לקח חלק‬


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