participate
verb (used without object)
to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed byin ).
is participating
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present progressiveof participate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Gallerist Mulrooney, who is participating for the first time, summed up the event’s appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
"No one is participating in the discussion. We just sit there and listen to the teacher, and then leave," she explains.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
The Singapore-based investment fund Temasek is participating in the investor group.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
Alphabet led that earlier round and is participating in the talks along with external investors, according to Bloomberg.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025
“I know that being in the audience is participating, but I don’t know. Maybe we can think of something for people like me to do.”
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
