participating
part of speech
verb, -ing form of participate (participate, participates, participated, participating); adjective (participating schools)
meaning for a pupil
1) Taking part or joining in an activity, game, event or lesson. tree →
2) As an adjective: those who are taking part, as in «participating teams». tree →
3) (formal) Sharing in something, such as profits or a plan. tree →
sense in the lessons
Teachers praise pupils for participating in class discussions; sports days list participating schools; a maths problem may say «48 children are participating, in teams of 6» — divide to find the teams. In formal or exam voice «participate» replaces «take part» and «join in». Phrases: «participating in», «thank you for participating», «all participating pupils».
examples
- Thank you all for participating in the spelling bee. tree →
- Twelve schools are participating in the science fair. tree →
- Sam is participating in the school play this term. tree →
- If 30 pupils are participating and each pays $2, how much is collected? tree →
- Participating teams must arrive by 9 o'clock. tree →
- She enjoys participating in class discussions. tree →
- Are you participating in the charity run? tree →
- Every participating child got a medal. tree →
note
Always «participating in something» (not «participating at»). Base verb: participate; noun: participation; a person: participant. The everyday word is «taking part» or «joining in». Spelled with a double «i»-sound: par-TI-ci-pat-ing.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «participating» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.