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# participate

verb (participate, participates, participated, participating); noun «participation», «participant»

«participate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To take part or join in an activity or event. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#m1)
2. (formal) To share in something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#m2)

### In the lessons

Common in school reports and rules: «He participates well in class discussions», «Everyone can participate in sports day». In the exam voice it replaces «join in» or «take part». In ethics and citizenship lessons: participating in community events. Phrases: «participate in», «participate fully», «active participation», «participants».

### Examples

- Everyone in our class participated in the charity run. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#x1)
- She always participates in class discussions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#x2)
- You don't have to win to participate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#x3)
- Over a hundred children participated in the science fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#x4)
- Will you participate in the school play? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#x5)
- Participants must wear a name badge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#x6)
- My report says I should participate more in group work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#x7)
- Most men of letters hastened to participate in the battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: participated. Use «participate in» (not «at» or «on»). Everyday equivalent: «take part in», «join in». Noun for the person: «participant»; for the act: «participation». In maths, «participants» often means the people counted in a survey.

## In Jewish tradition

Common in school reports and rules: «He participates well in class discussions», «Everyone can participate in sports day». In the exam voice it replaces «join in» or «take part». In ethics and citizenship lessons: participating in community events. Phrases: «participate in», «participate fully», «active participation», «participants».

### Examples

- On page 16 we read as follows: "All his (Gods) creation, and every minutest part thereof, participates of two most essential forms : the line 1 the symbol of the altitude, and the circle 0 the symbol of the horizon. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/participate/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: participated. Use «participate in» (not «at» or «on»). Everyday equivalent: «take part in», «join in». Noun for the person: «participant»; for the act: «participation». In maths, «participants» often means the people counted in a survey.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «participate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/participate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«participate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/participate.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «participate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/participate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«participate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/participate.html) on Mova free.