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{
"term": "participate",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "participate",
"heSheIt": "participates"
},
"pastSimple": "participated",
"pastParticiple": "participated",
"ingForm": "participating"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to take part in or become involved in an activity",
"sensetop": "participate in something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Anyone who wishes to participate is welcome."
},
{
"text": "She didn't participate in the discussion.",
"contextForm": "participate in something"
},
{
"text": "to **participate in a study/programme**"
},
{
"text": "to **participate in an activity/event**"
},
{
"text": "We encourage students to **participate fully** in the running of the college."
},
{
"text": "The women **actively participated** in the creation of the artwork."
},
{
"text": "Other countries were **invited to participate** in the project."
},
{
"text": "All employees at least 21 years old are **eligible to participate**."
},
{
"text": "Details of the competition are available at all participating stores."
},
{
"text": "Her family and friends were invited to participate in the ceremony."
},
{
"text": "I had the opportunity to participate in a student exchange program."
},
{
"text": "He participates well in classroom activities."
},
{
"text": "The women participated enthusiastically in literacy classes."
},
{
"text": "They will have the opportunity to participate actively in the decision-making process."
},
{
"text": "Twenty-four subjects voluntarily participated in the study."
},
{
"text": "Most men willingly participated in the war."
},
{
"text": "We teach students how to participate effectively in our society."
},
{
"text": "He hated the script and began to wonder why he had agreed to participate."
},
{
"text": "She was asked to play at the festival, but refused to participate."
},
{
"text": "He was trying to get the audience to participate."
},
{
"text": "The grant will be shared among the six participating institutions."
},
{
"text": "The participating artists each contributed an artwork."
},
{
"text": "This treaty will require participating countries to develop appropriate environmental labelling."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["fully", "actively", "directly"],
"verb + participate": [
"be able to",
"have the opportunity to",
"be allowed to"
],
"preposition": ["in"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/",
"audio": "pa/participate/participate__gb_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪts/",
"audio": "pa/participate/participates__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/",
"audio": "pa/participate/participated__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "pa/participate/participating__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt/",
"audio": "pa/participate/participate__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪts/",
"audio": "pa/participate/participates__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/",
"audio": "pa/participate/participated__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "pa/participate/participating__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from Latin participat- ‘shared in’, from the verb participare, based on pars, part- ‘part’ + capere ‘take’."
}