# participating

Pronunciation: US say "par-TIS-uh-pay-ting" /pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ/; UK say "pah-TIS-i-pay-ting" /pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of participate. — present participle and gerund of participate
   - Simple: Present participle of participate. Use this form for the action of joining in, happening now.
   - _Local businesses are participating in the downtown cleanup effort._
   - _Participating in community events helped her feel more connected to her neighbors._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/participating (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).