take-part
Chunk: take part
Meaning & Usage
To take part means to participate or join in an activity, event, or discussion with other people. It is often followed by the preposition "in".
🧲 Common Collocates
- Activities: take part in a competition, take part in a study, take part in the protest.
- Modifiers: take an active part, refuse to take part.
💬 Contextual Examples
- Over five hundred runners are expected to take part in the marathon this year.
- She was invited to take part in the debate, but she declined.
- We encourage all students to take an active part in classroom discussions.
🎴 Interactive Web Practice
Practice 1: Everyone in the office is expected to take ______ in the team-building exercise.
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part Practice 2: He decided not to ______ part in the election this year.
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take Practice 3: Several local businesses took part ______ sponsoring the charity event.
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in 🔗 Knowledge Base Connections
- 🔑 Parent Keyword: take
- ⚖️ Synonym Chunk: participate