participants
USpar-TIS-uh-puhnts/pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənts/UKpah-TIS-i-puhnts/pɑːˈtɪsɪpənts/
- 1Plural of participant.
Researchers asked the participants to fill out a short survey afterward.
Several participants dropped out before the workshop ended.
Note
A regular plural, made with -s and taking a plural verb: the participants were asked, never was. It carries two uses: anyone who takes part in something, and the human subjects of an experiment or clinical trial. The adjective participant, meaning sharing or taking part, never takes the -s. It stays unchanged before a noun even when that noun is plural.
participants is a form of participant
participant, noun: A person who takes part in an activity or event. Full entry
- Forms
- participantparticipants plural
- Spelling
- participant → participants: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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