take part

Idioms and Phrases

Play a role in, share in, participate, as in Will you be taking part in the wedding? or He did not take part in the discussion . [Late 1300s] Also see take one's part .

Example Sentences

Who was elected president of what country in May in an election that much of the country refused to take part in?

From The Daily Beast

About 50 lawyers from six other regions take part, operating in shifts.

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In a Lynx, however, Harry could take part in reconnaissance missions and transport passengers.

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A sold-out crowd of 800 (mostly) women packed the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in San Antonio to take part in the event.

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More than a dozen from Texas colleges and universities volunteered to take part in reviewing texts this past summer.

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They were now followed by only five or six of their pursuers, the rest having turned back to take part in the battle.

From Project Gutenberg

From his cantonments round Berlin Davout was summoned in 1809 to take part in another struggle with Austria.

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In 1807, however, he was called up to reinforce the Grand Army in time to take part in the decisive battle at Friedland.

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The only genuine act of volition is that in which all the obscure forces of our nature take part.

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At first Tchaikovsky hesitated to take part in the competition, lest he should be unsuccessful.

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