Idiom
take part
Meaning
To participate or join.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I want to take part in the discussion.”
“Over fifty volunteers came to take part in the beach cleanup last weekend.”
“Reluctant at first, she eventually agreed to take part in the panel, sharing insights she had kept private for years.”
Examples
simple
“I want to take part in the discussion.”
contextual
“Over fifty volunteers came to take part in the beach cleanup last weekend.”
complex
“Reluctant at first, she eventually agreed to take part in the panel, sharing insights she had kept private for years.”
Origin
From Middle English *taken part*, formed as a calque of the Latin *participō*. The construction is a literal translation of its Latin predecessor, following a pattern of Germanic equivalents such as the German *teilnehmen* and the Finnish *ottaa osaa*.
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