Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive)To participate or join.

    He declined to take part in the meeting because he did not feel he had anything to add.

    I listened to a discussion in which she took part.

    teilnehmen, sich beteiligen

    принима́ть уча́стиеprinimátʹ učástije, приня́ть уча́стиеprinjátʹ učástije, уча́ствоватьučástvovatʹ

    бра́ти у́частьbráty účastʹ, взя́ти у́частьvzjáty účastʹ

  2. (idiomatic)To share or partake.

    teilhaben

    разделя́тьrazdeljátʹ, раздели́тьrazdelítʹ, отве́датьotvédatʹ

    share in something

  3. (dated)To support or ally oneself (with).

Examples

305 sentences
  1. I took part in the contest.

    Я прийняв участь у конкурсі.

    deIch nahm am Wettbewerb teil.

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  2. He took part in the race.

    Він прийняв участь у перегонах.

    ruОн принял участие в гонке.

    deEr nahm an dem Rennen teil.

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  3. I didn't take part in the conversation.

    Я не брав участі у розмові.

    ruЯ не принимал участия в разговоре.

    deIch habe nicht an der Unterhaltung teilgenommen.

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  4. Did you take part in the game?

    Ти взяв участь у грі?

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  5. Many students took part in the contest.

    Багато студентів взяли участь у змаганнях.

    ruМногие студенты приняли участие в конкурсе.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
participate or join:
Русский
By meaning 2
participate or join:
share or partake:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
participate or join:
share or partake:

Origin

From Middle English taken part, a calque of Latin participō. Compare partake, German teiln

From Middle English taken part, a calque of Latin participō. Compare partake, German teilnehmen, Finnish ottaa osaa.

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Forms

takes part, taking part, took part, taken part
Base formtake part · to take part
3rd person singulartakes part
Present participletaking part
Past simpletook part
Past participletaken part

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake part
he, she, ittakes part

Past simpleLesson

all personstook part

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken part
he, she, ithas taken part

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take part

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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