participation

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /pɑɹˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ UK /pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #13742

Meanings

1

noun
The act of taking part in an activity or event.

The teacher gives marks for participation in class discussions.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of taking part in... engagement involvement

Word family

Forms participations

Derived forms antiparticipationcoparticipationmultiparticipationnon-participationnonparticipationoverparticipationparticipation-washingparticipationalparticipationismparticipationistpreparticipationproparticipation

Related forms participant participate

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Phrases (1)

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group participation
involvement by the members of a group in an activity

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English participacioun, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō. By surface analysis, participate + -ion.

*keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European participacioun Middle English participacion Old French participatiō la-lat

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# participation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɑɹˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 13742

## Meanings
1. The act of taking part in an activity or event.

## Examples
- The teacher gives marks for participation in class discussions.

## Derived Forms
- antiparticipation
- coparticipation
- multiparticipation
- non-participation
- nonparticipation
- overparticipation
- participation-washing
- participational
- participationism
- participationist
- preparticipation
- proparticipation

## Related Forms
- participant
- participate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *keh₂p-
- Root: participacioun
- Root: participacion
- Root: participatiō

## Etymology
From Middle English participacioun, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō. By surface analysis, participate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Participation comes from Middle English participacioun, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō. By surface analysis, participate + -ion. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-, Middle English participacioun, Old French participacion, and la-lat participatiō. Modern senses include the act of taking part in an activity or event. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antiparticipation, coparticipation, multiparticipation, non-participation, nonparticipation, and overparticipation and related forms such as participant and participate.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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