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

Eight live-fire drills test joint combat capabilities The Japan Self-Defense Forces contributed approximately 45,000 personnel, while around 11,000 US troops took part. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Half the group took part in an eight-week lifestyle education course on diet, exercise and stress. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

The skydivers were visiting from out of town to take part in an organized skydiving event, the company said. — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Al-Houcine Baali, another pro-Morocco Sahrawi who took part in the Green March in 1975 and was wearing his attendance medal, said that the peacekeeping mission had done little to resolve the conflict. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 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