participate
verb (used without object)
to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed byin ).
have participated
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present perfectof participate.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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Guilfoyle often introduces him as, “This is Christos,” and he rarely speaks unless the ambassador asks him to weigh in, according to people who have participated in meetings with both of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"Scepticism and rigour are hallmarks of the scientific process, which we appreciate and have supported from various academics. We have participated in dialogue and our thorough rebuttal was accepted and published by Nature."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
In this way, they could have participated in the broader network of reactions that contributed to life's emergence.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Children across the United States have participated in spelling bees with the hopes of making it to the national contest since 1925, according to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
He refused to accept that Ernest might have participated in Strauss’s campaign against him or engaged in any of the rumormongering about his Communist tendencies that periodically swept the Berkeley campus.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
