verb · neutral
participate
UK/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/US/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt/par·TIC·i·pate
to take part in or be involved in an activity or event
Examples
“Only students who participate in the experiment will be given full credit.”
“She regularly participates in academic conferences.”
“Active participation in seminars helps improve critical thinking.”
Band 8 sentence
“Students who actively participate in seminars tend to demonstrate higher analytical skills, according to the faculty's report.”
Collocations
- participate in
- active participation
- participate fully
Word family
Common mistakes
She participated the meeting yesterday.→She participated in the meeting yesterday.
Many students participated on the seminar.→Many students participated in the seminar.
Say it for a higher band
5join→6attend→7+participate
Synonyms
join
Easily confused
join
“Many students joined the club at the beginning of the year.”
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