partake
To take part in an activityTo take part in an activity; to participate.
» We partook in each other's joy.
Meaning
3 senses(formal, intransitive)To take part in an activity; to participate.
teilnehmen, mitmachen
принима́ть уча́стиеprinimátʹ učástije, приня́ть уча́стиеprinjátʹ učástije, уча́ствоватьučástvovatʹ
(formal, intransitive)To take a share or portion.
Will you partake of some food?
mitessen
разделя́тьrazdeljátʹ, раздели́тьrazdelítʹ, отве́датьotvédatʹ
have, give, or receive a share of
(archaic, intransitive)To have something of the properties, character, or office.
have some of the qualities or attributes of something
Examples
13 sentencesWe partook in each other's joy.
He partook of dinner with us.
My daughter partakes in various follies.
All the students will partake in the play.
ruВсе студенты примут участие в спектакле.
You can watch if you don't want to partake.
ruЕсли не хочешь участвовать, можешь просто смотреть.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Back-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge (“a sharing; partaking”), aBack-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge (“a sharing; partaking”), a calque of Latin particeps (“participating”); equivalent to part + take. Compare take part. In the sense of taking a share or portion of something, displaced native Old English onbītan (“to taste of, to partake of”).
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Forms
partakes, partaking, partook, partakenSynonyms
3 synonyms- consume:touch
- have, give, or receive a share of:sharepartake in
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle