participant

«participant» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who takes part in an activity, an event, a race… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a participant, participants)

meaning for a pupil

A person who takes part in an activity, an event, a race, a game, a study or a competition. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in sport, school events, science surveys and maths problems (each participant gets a medal; 120 participants in groups of 8). Tells the reader who joined in. Phrases: «participants in», «all participants», «an active participant».

examples

• Every participant in the race got a medal. tree →
• There were 64 participants in the chess competition. tree →
• The survey had 30 participants. tree →
• Participants must wear a helmet. tree →
• Split the 48 participants into teams of 6. tree →
• She was an active participant in the class discussion. tree →

note

Countable. Verb «participate» (formal for «take part»); noun «participation». In maths: participants ÷ group size = number of groups (48 ÷ 6 = 8 teams); participants × cost each = total cost.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «participant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.