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- [teyk pahrt]
- /teɪk pɑrt/
- /teɪk pɑːt/
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- [teyk pahrt]
- /teɪk pɑrt/
Definitions of take part words
- noun take part a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together. 1
- noun take part an essential or integral attribute or quality: a sense of humor is part of a healthy personality. 1
- noun take part a section or division of a literary work. 1
- noun take part a portion, member, or organ of an animal body. 1
- noun take part any of a number of more or less equal quantities that compose a whole or into which a whole is divided: Use two parts sugar to one part cocoa. 1
- noun take part an allotted portion; share. 1
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Origin of take part
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English (< Old French < L), Old English < Latin part- (stem of pars) piece, portion; (v.) Middle English parten < Old French partir < Latin partīre, derivative of pars
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Parts of speech for Take part
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
take part popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
take part usage trend in Literature
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verb take part
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- be in on — To be a party to a secret shared by a small group of people.
Antonyms for take part
verb take part
- disinterest — absence of interest; indifference.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
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