partake

pɑrˈteɪk

partaken, partook

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Definition of partake - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

participatejoin in an activity or event

Many students partake in sports after school.

engage

participate

eatingconsume food or drink

Guests are welcome to partake of the buffet..

consume

ingest

sharingshare in something with others

They partake in the profits equally.

engage

participate

nature

Dated

have qualities of something

Dated

The novel partakes of both mystery and romance.

embody

exhibit

manifest

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partake in

be actively involved in an activity or event

She decided to partake in the charity run.

partake of

have some qualities or features of something

His speech partakes of humor and wisdom.

Origin of partake

Old English, part (portion) + tacan (to take)

Examples of partake in a sentence

He decided to partake in the charity marathon.
Feel free to partake in the refreshments.
They were eager to partake of the local cuisine.
We all partake in the community feast every year.
The villagers partake in the harvest celebrations.
Her argument partakes of both science and philosophy.

The ceremony partakes of an ancient tradition.

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French:participer, partager, ...
German:teilnehmen, sich beteiligen, ...
Italian:partecipare, consumare, ...
Spanish:participar, consumir, ...
Portuguese:participar, comer, ...
Chinese:参加, 享用, ...
Japanese:参加する, 食べる, ...
Arabic:شَارَكَ, تَنَاوَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתַּתֵּף, לְהִתְכַּבֵּד, ...
Russian:участвовать, есть, ...
Ukrainian:брати участь, споживати, ...
Hindi:भाग लेना, भोजन करना, ...
Bengali:অংশগ্রহণ করা, ভোজন করা, ...
Catalan:participar, compartir, ...
Czech:účastnit se, požívat, ...
Danish:deltage, tage del i, ...
Dutch:meedoen, consumeren, ...
Greek:συμμετέχω, λαμβάνω μέρος, ...
Hungarian:részt venni, fogyasztani, ...
Khmer:ចូលរួម, ទទួលទាន, ...
Korean:참여하다, 섭취하다, ...
Persian:شرکت کرد, مصرف کردن, ...
Polish:uczestniczyć, spożywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):participar, comer, ...
Romanian:a participa, a consuma, ...
Swedish:delta, äta, ...
Thai:เข้าร่วม, ร่วมรับประทาน, ...
Turkish:katılmak, yemek yemek, ...
Vietnamese:tham gia, tham gia ăn uống, ...

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