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part

noun (INVOLVEMENT)
 
 
/pɑːt/ US  /pɑːrt/

Definition

take part B1 to be involved in an activity with other people: She doesn't usually take part in any of the class activities.Taking part and getting involvedGetting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will [U] involvement in or responsibility for an activity, or action: He admitted his part in the robbery. I want no part in/of your crazy schemes!Taking part and getting involvedGetting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
(Definition of part noun (INVOLVEMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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