{
    "term": "participate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "participate",
            "heSheIt": "participates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "participated",
        "pastParticiple": "participated",
        "ingForm": "participating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to take part in or become involved in an activity",
            "sensetop": "participate in something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Anyone who wishes to participate is welcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She didn't participate in the discussion.",
                    "contextForm": "participate in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **participate in a study/programme**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **participate in an activity/event**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We encourage students to **participate fully** in the running of the college."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The women **actively participated** in the creation of the artwork."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Other countries were **invited to participate** in the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All employees at least 21 years old are **eligible to participate**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Details of the competition are available at all participating stores."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her family and friends were invited to participate in the ceremony."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had the opportunity to participate in a student exchange program."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He participates well in classroom activities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The women participated enthusiastically in literacy classes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They will have the opportunity to participate actively in the decision-making process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Twenty-four subjects voluntarily participated in the study."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most men willingly participated in the war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We teach students how to participate effectively in our society."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He hated the script and began to wonder why he had agreed to participate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was asked to play at the festival, but refused to participate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was trying to get the audience to participate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The grant will be shared among the six participating institutions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The participating artists each contributed an artwork."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This treaty will require participating countries to develop appropriate environmental labelling."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fully", "actively", "directly"],
                "verb + participate": [
                    "be able to",
                    "have the opportunity to",
                    "be allowed to"
                ],
                "preposition": ["in"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/",
                "audio": "pa/participate/participate__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪts/",
                "audio": "pa/participate/participates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "pa/participate/participated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pa/participate/participating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt/",
                "audio": "pa/participate/participate__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪts/",
                "audio": "pa/participate/participates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "pa/participate/participated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pa/participate/participating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from Latin participat- ‘shared in’, from the verb participare, based on pars, part- ‘part’ + capere ‘take’."
}