participation
Syllables: par·ti·ci·pa·tionUK/pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən//pɑɹˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/
participation noun: the act of participating, of taking part in something.
Noun
participation (countable and uncountable, plural participations)
- The act of participating, of taking part in something.
- The state of being related to a larger whole.
- The process during which individuals, groups and organizations are consulted about or have the opportunity to become actively involved in a project or program of activity.
- a decision made based on the participation of the shareholders
- An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.
participation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
participation in Hindi
- act of participating
- सहभागिता sahbhāgitā, शराकत śarākat, भागी bhāgī, इश्तिराक iśtirāk
participation in Tamil
- பங்கேற்பு
participation in Marathi
- सहभाग, सहभागीता
participation in Urdu
- act of participating
- اشتراک iśtirāk
More languagesFewer languages
- participation in Bengali
- শরিকানা śorikana
- participation in Telugu
- పాల్గొనడం
- participation in Malayalam
- പങ്കാളിത്തം paṅkāḷittaṁ, പങ്കെടുക്കൽ paṅkeṭukkal
- participation in Kannada
- ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಸಹಯೋಗ, ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿಕೆ
- participation in Punjabi
- ਭਾਗੀਦਾਰੀ
- participation in Gujarati
- સહભાગીતા
- participation in Odia
- ଅଂଶଗ୍ରହଣ
- participation in Nepali
- सहभागिता, सहभागीता
- participation in Pashto
- اشتراک ešterãk, شرکت šerkát, مشارکت mošārakát
- participation in Arabic
- مُسَاهَمَة musāhama, اِشْتِرَاك ištirāk, مُشَارَكَة mušāraka
- participation in Indonesian
- keikutsertaan, partisipasi
- participation in Persian
- شرکت šerkat, اشتراک ešterâk, مشارکت mošârekat
- participation in Vietnamese
- sự tham gia
Examples of participation in a sentence
- The percentage of a country's population in employment used to be called "participation rate".
- Do you give letter grades for class participation, or just for homework and exams?
- The treaty was toothless because of the lack of participation from the undersigned.
Forms of participation
| plural | participations |
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Origin of participation
From Middle English participacioun, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō. By surface analysis, participate + -ion.
Words formed from participation
- antiparticipation
- coparticipation
- multiparticipation
- neighbouring group participation
- non-participation
- nonparticipation
- overparticipation
- participational
- participationism
- participationist
- participation points
- participation trophy
- participation-washing
- preparticipation
- proparticipation
- underparticipation
Phrases with participation
Words that rhyme with participation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about participation
- What does participation mean?
- Participation means the act of participating, of taking part in something.
- What is participation in Hindi?
- Participation in Hindi is सहभागिता (sahbhāgitā), शराकत (śarākat), भागी (bhāgī). See Participation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is participation?
- Participation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce participation?
- Participation is pronounced /pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of participation?
- The plural of participation is participations.
Words near participation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: participation (page history and authors); participation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); participation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); শরিকানা (Bengali) (page history and authors); participation (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); participation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); participation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); participation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); participation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); participation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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