take part

phrase

: to be involved in some activity : to participate in something

Almost everyone took part in the celebration.

She refused to take part in the discussion.

… was sentenced to five years in federal prison in May for taking part in a bogus investment scheme …

—Mike Freeman

He swore that he took no part [=was not involved] in their activities.

Examples of take part in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tens of thousands of students, trade union activists and more are taking part in a march on Paris. — Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

The violence comes amid growing violence and instability in the West Bank, where the police and the Israeli army have often been accused by locals and activists of turning a blind eye or taking part in violence against Palestinians. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

More than eighty galleries in Chelsea, TriBeCa, the Lower East Side, and the Upper East Side are set to take part as well. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026

Huace Group, Moonmax and Studio Meta K will take part, as will the Motion Picture Association, the Television Academy and the World Intellectual Property Organization. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take part

• counterpart
• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart