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

In ‌Seine-Saint-Denis, two-thirds ⁠of high schools took part in protests on Thursday, the CGT labour union said. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026

Instead, more than 100 employees took part in recurring discussions while the framework was still being designed, something that sounded like a kind of support group. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

One of the men sent a social media message to other fraternity members alerting them to what was happening and inviting people to take part, according to the lawsuit. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Messi is not taking part in any of Argentina's other games in this international window. — ABC News, 2 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