Spanish Conversation · Level 22
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Spanish word
participar
Pronunciation
IPA/paɾtiθiˈpaɾ/
Meaning
- verbtake part
Example
¿Quieres participar en la reunión?
Do you want to take part in the meeting?
More examples
Los vecinos suelen participar en la toma de decisiones del vecindario.
Neighbors often take part in neighborhood decision-making.
Core concept
A team member speaking up and taking responsibility for a part of the work.
Common phrases
participar en la toma de decisiones
take part in decision-making
participar en la vida social
take part in social life
participar en un taller
take part in a workshop
Similar words
asistir: Showing up to a meeting or event as an attendee.
colaborar: Contributing effort alongside others to accomplish shared work.
aportar: Offering facts, ideas, or feedback to help the group make progress.
intervenir: Making a verbal contribution during a meeting or discussion.
Definition in Spanish
Intervenir o colaborar como miembro de un grupo o actividad, contribuyendo con acciones, opiniones o responsabilidades.
Word origin
Via Latin participare 'share in' (from part- 'part' + capere 'take'), the verb conveys joining and contributing as one part of a group.
Usage tips
- Stress falls on the final syllable participar (par-ti-ci-PAR), and the common collocation for the activity is participar en.
Other meanings
- joinverb
- be involvedverb
Opposites
- abstenerseabstainverb
- desentendersenot get involvedverb
Related words
- participaciónparticipationnoun
- participanteparticipantnoun
- participativoparticipatoryadjective