par·take (pär-t?k?)v. par·took (-to?ok?), par·tak·en (-t??k?n), par·tak·ing, par·takes v.intr.1. To take or have a part or share; participate: partake in the celebration.2. To take or be given part or portion: The guests partook of a delicious dinner.3. To share some of the properties of something else: “Each tale partakes of its creator’s poetic imagination” (Charles Scribner III).v.tr. Archaic To take or have a part in; share in.[Back-formation from partaker, one who partakes, from Middle English part-taker (translation of Latin particeps, participant).]par·tak?er n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.partake (p???te?k) vb (mainly intr) , -takes, -taking, -took or -taken1. (foll by in) to have a share; participate: to partake in the excitement. 2. (Cookery) (foll by of) to take or receive a portion, esp of food or drink: each partook of the food offered to him. 3. (foll by of) to suggest or have some of the quality (of): music partaking of sadness. 4. (tr) archaic to share in[C16: back formation from partaker, earlier part taker, based on Latin particeps participant; see part, take] par?taker nUsage: Partake of is sometimes wrongly used as if it were a synonym of eat or drink. Correctly, one can only partake of food or drink which is available for several people to shareCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014par?take (p?r?te?k) v. -took, -tak?en, -tak?ing. v.i. 1. to take part in along with others (usu. fol. by in): to partake in a celebration. 2. to receive, take, or have a portion (usu. fol. by of): to partake of a meal. 3. to have the nature or character (usu. fol. by of): feelings partaking of both joy and regret. v.t. 4. to take or have a part in; share. [1555?65; back formation from partaking, Middle English part taking, translation of Latin particip?ti? participation] par?tak?er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.partakePast participle: partakenGerund: partakingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativepartakepartakePresentI partakeyou partakehe/she/it partakeswe partakeyou partakethey partakePreteriteI partookyou partookhe/she/it partookwe partookyou partookthey partookPresent ContinuousI am partakingyou are partakinghe/she/it is partakingwe are partakingyou are partakingthey are partakingPresent PerfectI have partakenyou have partakenhe/she/it has partakenwe have partakenyou have partakenthey have partakenPast ContinuousI was partakingyou were partakinghe/she/it was partakingwe were partakingyou were partakingthey were partakingPast PerfectI had partakenyou had partakenhe/she/it had partakenwe had partakenyou had partakenthey had partakenFutureI will partakeyou will partakehe/she/it will partakewe will partakeyou will partakethey will partakeFuture PerfectI will have partakenyou will have partakenhe/she/it will have partakenwe will have partakenyou will have partakenthey will have partakenFuture ContinuousI will be partakingyou will be partakinghe/she/it will be partakingwe will be partakingyou will be partakingthey will be partakingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been partakingyou have been partakinghe/she/it has been partakingwe have been partakingyou have been partakingthey have been partakingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been partakingyou will have been partakinghe/she/it will have been partakingwe will have been partakingyou will have been partakingthey will have been partakingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been partakingyou had been partakinghe/she/it had been partakingwe had been partakingyou had been partakingthey had been partakingConditionalI would partakeyou would partakehe/she/it would partakewe would partakeyou would partakethey would partakePast ConditionalI would have partakenyou would have partakenhe/she/it would have partakenwe would have partakenyou would have partakenthey would have partakenCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011