partake

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (formal, intransitive) To take part in an activity; to participate.
  2. (formal, intransitive) To take a share or portion.
  3. (archaic, intransitive) To have something of the properties, character, or office.

Vertalings

μοιράζομαι

παίρνω μερίδιο

παίρνω μέρος

συμμετέχω

συνεργώ σε

Frekwensie

22k
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/pɑɹˈteɪk/
Etimologie (Engels)

Back-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge (“a sharing; partaking”), a calque of Latin particeps (“participating”); equivalent to part + take. Compare take part. In the sense of taking a share or portion of something, displaced native Old English onbītan (“to taste of, to partake of”).

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