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partaked

partaked is the simple past of partake.

Meaning of partake

Verb

partake (third-person singular simple present partakes, present participle partaking, simple past partook, past participle partaken)

  1. (formal, intransitive) To take part in an activity; to participate.
    • Brutes partake in this faculty.1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC
  2. (formal, intransitive) To take a share or portion.
    • Will you partake of some food?
  3. (archaic, intransitive) To have something of the properties, character, or office.
    • the Attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster , who partakes of both qualities, partly of a judge in the court, and partly of an attorney-generalc. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers

Questions about partaked

What is partaked the simple past of?
Partaked is the simple past of partake.

Words near partaked in the dictionary

  1. Partain
  2. Partains
  3. partakable
  4. partake
  5. partakeable
  6. partaked
  7. partaken
  8. partaker
  9. partakers
  10. partakes
  11. partakest

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