Meanings
nounparticipation (countable and uncountable, plural participations)
plural participations
- countableuncountableThe act of participating, of taking part in something.
- countableuncountableThe state of being related to a larger whole.
- countableuncountableThe 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
- countableuncountableAn ownership interest or profit-sharing right.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of sharing in the activities of a group
Opposite
Broader
nounthe condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.)
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinparticipatiō
- Old Frenchparticipacion
- Middle French[Term?]
- Middle Englishparticipacioun
- Englishparticipation
From Middle English participacioun, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō. By surface analysis, participate + -ion.
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans deelname, partisipasie
- deelnameact of participating
- partisipasieact of participating
Ancient Greek μετάληψις, μετοχή
- μετάληψις (metálēpsis)act of participating
- μετοχή (metokhḗ)act of participating
Arabic مُسَاهَمَة, اِشْتِرَاك
- مُسَاهَمَة (musāhama)act of participating
- اِشْتِرَاك (ištirāk)act of participating
- مُشَارَكَة (mušāraka)act of participating
Bulgarian уча́стие
- уча́стие (učástie)act of participating
Catalan participació
- participacióact of participating
Chinese Cantonese 參加 /参加
- 參加 /参加 (caam¹ gaa¹)act of participating
Chinese Mandarin 參加 /参加, 參與 /参与
- 參加 /参加 (cānjiā)act of participating
- 參與 /参与 (cānyù)act of participating
Czech účast, participace
- účastact of participating
- participaceact of participating
Danish deltagelse
- deltagelseact of participating
Dutch deelname, deelneming
- deelnameact of participating
- deelnemingact of participating
- meedoenact of participating
- participatieact of participating
Esperanto partopreno
- partoprenoact of participating
Estonian osalemine
- osalemineact of participating
Finnish osallistuminen
- osallistuminenact of participating
French participation
- participationact of participating
German Partizipation, Beteiligung
- Partizipationact of participating
- Beteiligungact of participating
- Teilnahmeact of participating
Greek συμμετοχή
- συμμετοχή (symmetochí)act of participating
Hebrew השתתפות
- השתתפות (hishtatfút)act of participating
Hindi सहभागिता, शराकत
- सहभागिता (sahbhāgitā)act of participating
- शराकत (śarākat)act of participating
- भागी (bhāgī)act of participating
- इश्तिराक (iśtirāk)act of participating
Hungarian részvétel
- részvételact of participating
Icelandic þátttaka
- þátttakaact of participating
Indonesian keikutsertaan, partisipasi
- keikutsertaanact of participating
- partisipasiact of participating
Italian partecipazione
- partecipazioneact of participating
Japanese 参加
- 参加 (sanka)act of participating
Korean 참가
- 참가 (chamga)act of participating
Latin participium
- participiumact of participating
Latvian līdzdalība
- līdzdalībaact of participating
Lithuanian dalyvavimas
- dalyvavimasact of participating
Norwegian Bokmål deltakelse
- deltakelseact of participating
Persian شرکت, اشتراک
- شرکت (šerkat)act of participating
- اشتراک (ešterâk)act of participating
- مشارکت (mošârekat)act of participating
Polish udział, uczestnictwo
- udziałact of participating
- uczestnictwoact of participating
Portuguese participação
- participaçãoact of participating
Romanian participare, participație
- participareact of participating
- participațieact of participating
Russian уча́стие
- уча́стие (učástije)act of participating
Slovak účasť, participácia
- účasťact of participating
- participáciaact of participating
Spanish participación, colaboración
- participaciónact of participating
- colaboraciónact of participating
- constribuciónact of participating
Swedish deltagande
- deltagandeact of participating
Turkish iştirak, katılım
- iştirakact of participating
- katılımact of participating
Ukrainian у́часть
- у́часть (účastʹ)act of participating
Urdu اشتراک
- اشتراک (iśtirāk)act of participating
Vietnamese sự tham gia
- sự tham giaact of participating
Welsh cyfranogiaeth, cyfranogiad
- cyfranogiaethact of participating
- cyfranogiadact of participating
- partisipasiwnact of participating
Yiddish אָנטייל, אָנטיילונג
- אָנטייל (onteyl)act of participating
- אָנטיילונג (onteylung)act of participating
Zulu ingxenye
- ingxenyeact of participating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with participation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
participation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/participation
MLA
“participation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/participation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “participation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/participation.
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