participating
v.v. taking part in an activity or event with other people. You use this when you are active in a group instead of just watching.
v. taking part or being involved in an activity, event, or collective effort. The present participle of 'participate', often functioning as a gerund or part of a continuous verb phrase.
She is participating in the local marathon today.
By participating in the weekly workshops, students gain hands-on experience that they cannot get from reading textbooks alone.
The success of the community garden depends entirely on residents participating actively in the maintenance and harvesting schedules throughout the summer months.
The verb is intransitive and requires the preposition 'in' before the activity or event.
participating the meetingparticipating in the meetingParticipate is an intransitive verb; you must use the preposition 'in' before the object.