phrasal verb · neutral
take part in
UK/teɪk pɑːt ɪn/US/teɪk pɑːrt ɪn/TAKE PART IN
speakingtask2
to participate in an activity or event
Examples
“Many students take part in volunteer programmes during the summer.”
“Will you take part in the debate competition?”
“Local residents took part in the town hall meeting.”
Band 8 sentence
“Over a hundred delegates took part in the workshop to discuss sustainable urban planning.”
Collocations
- take part in + event/competition/activity
- take part in discussions/meetings
Word family
take part in phrasal verb (base)takes part in phrasal verb (3rd sg)took part in phrasal verb (past)taking part in phrasal verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
I took part to the tournament last year.→I took part in the tournament last year.
She take part in most events.→She takes part in most events.
Say it for a higher band
5join→6participate in→7+take part in
Synonyms
participate in
Easily confused
participate in
“Thousands of students participate in the national survey.”
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