English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French participant, from Latin participāns, present participle of participō; see participate. Displaced native Old English dǣlnimend (literally part taker).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/, /pəɹˈtɪsəpənt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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participant (plural participants)

  1. One who participates.
    Synonym: participator
    Near-synonyms: entrant, partaker
    All participants must adhere to the rules of the competition.
    1. (sciences, medicine) A human subject in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial: a research participant.
      Hypernyms: subject; person
      In this study, participants were randomly assigned to either a control arm or a treatment arm.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Adjective

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participant (not comparable)

  1. Sharing; participating; having a share of part.

Further reading

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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participant m or f by sense (plural participants)

  1. participant

Verb

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participant

  1. gerund of participar

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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participant m (plural participants, feminine participante)

  1. participant

Participle

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participant

  1. present participle of participer

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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participant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of participō

Occitan

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Noun

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participant m or f (plural participants)

  1. participant
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French participant.

Noun

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participant m (plural participanți)

  1. participant

Declension

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Declension of participant
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative participant participantul participanți participanții
genitive-dative participant participantului participanți participanților
vocative participantule participanților