participate
verb (used without object)
to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed byin ).
participated
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past participleof participate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof participate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
participateverb (used without object)to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed byin ).
Example Sentences
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He wore a leather vest with a Russian tricolor, participated in the groups’ publicity stunts and met another boxing aficionado, Alexei Rubezhnoy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
To investigate how much additional information calcium scans provide, Shah and his colleagues examined data from more than 6,000 adults ages 45 to 79 who participated in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
In Milan, a group of Italian and US firefighters participated in a ceremonial stair climb to honour the emergency responders who died in the line of duty.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
About 19% of Americans age 65 and older participated in the labor force in 2025, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
They were mostly boys, but eleven girls from my school participated.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
