participation
part of speech
noun (participation — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Participation is taking part in an activity or event. tree →
2) Participation can also mean how many people take part. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, participation in lessons, sports and clubs is encouraged, and reports may mention "class participation". In everyday life and citizenship lessons, participation in voting and community events helps society work. In maths and data, participation can be measured as a number or percentage of people. Phrases: "active participation", "participation in", "thanks for your participation", "participation rate".
examples
- Thank you all for your participation in Sports Day. tree →
- Our teacher wants more participation in class discussions. tree →
- Participation in the school choir has doubled this year. tree →
- Everyone got a participation medal for running the race. tree →
- Voting is a way of participation in a democracy. tree →
- (formal) Participation in the survey is voluntary. tree →
- If 18 of 24 pupils joined the trip, the participation was 75%. tree →
note
Uncountable: "more participation", not "participations". Verb: participate (in something); a person who takes part is a participant. In maths: participation rate = people who took part ÷ people who could take part, often as a percentage (18 ÷ 24 = 0.75 = 75%).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «participation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.