English > participate: 2 senses > verb 2, competition| Meaning | Become a participant; be involved in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Synonym | enter |
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| Narrower | jump | Enter eagerly into |
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| Opposite | drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge | Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope |
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| Spanish | entrar, intervenir, participar |
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| Catalan | intervenir, participar |
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| Adjectives | participatory | affording the opportunity for individual participation |
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| Nouns | participant | someone who takes part in an activity |
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| participation | the act of sharing in the activities of a group |
| participation | the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) |
