partake
verb (used without object)
to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually followed byin ).
have partaken
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present perfectof partake.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Those who have been to a festival in the last three decades, be it Coachella, Stagecoach, Bonnaroo or Woodstock ’99, have partaken in festival seating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2021
Or they might have partaken of his pork cooked in the style of ancient Rome, with apricots, raisins, wine and honey.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2017
“We know what goes on in the laboratories. We see it. Some of us have partaken in it.”
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2014
It’s a trend highlighted by the outfits Nike makes for the Oregon Ducks, but many other schools, both nouveau riche and traditional powers, have partaken.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2014
I have partaken of that food for fourscore years and ten—have converted it into wisdom, and expect to be thus engaged during long centuries to come.
From Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story by Paschal Beverly Randolph
