One verb to replace 'be a member of' a club












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I need to make a diagram and I got stunted on the verb to use for a club. In this case, 'club' is supposed to be as wide a term as possible, so it could mean anything from a book club to swimming practice (at an actual sports club, for example) or even to Sunday School (assuming it as a religious 'club activity').



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(Person A) works at (work place)

(Person A) studies at (school)

(Person A) volunteers at (association)

(Person A) ???? at (club)



I know the expression to use would be 'is a member of', but I need an action verb. For now, I'm stuck with 'participates' but it doesn't feel right.










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  • If it’s Sunday School, you wouldn’t use ‘is a member of’ – that wouldn’t be called a ‘club’ to begin with. You can belong to a club, but again, only if it’s an actual club with memberships and such (or a library, but that’s slightly different).

    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    2 hours ago











  • @JanusBahsJacquet: Yes, I'm aware of that. Unfortunately, my diagram requires me to be a little too 'liberal' in the definition of a club.

    – Sara Costa
    2 hours ago
















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I need to make a diagram and I got stunted on the verb to use for a club. In this case, 'club' is supposed to be as wide a term as possible, so it could mean anything from a book club to swimming practice (at an actual sports club, for example) or even to Sunday School (assuming it as a religious 'club activity').



I've got:



(Person A) works at (work place)

(Person A) studies at (school)

(Person A) volunteers at (association)

(Person A) ???? at (club)



I know the expression to use would be 'is a member of', but I need an action verb. For now, I'm stuck with 'participates' but it doesn't feel right.










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  • If it’s Sunday School, you wouldn’t use ‘is a member of’ – that wouldn’t be called a ‘club’ to begin with. You can belong to a club, but again, only if it’s an actual club with memberships and such (or a library, but that’s slightly different).

    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    2 hours ago











  • @JanusBahsJacquet: Yes, I'm aware of that. Unfortunately, my diagram requires me to be a little too 'liberal' in the definition of a club.

    – Sara Costa
    2 hours ago














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I need to make a diagram and I got stunted on the verb to use for a club. In this case, 'club' is supposed to be as wide a term as possible, so it could mean anything from a book club to swimming practice (at an actual sports club, for example) or even to Sunday School (assuming it as a religious 'club activity').



I've got:



(Person A) works at (work place)

(Person A) studies at (school)

(Person A) volunteers at (association)

(Person A) ???? at (club)



I know the expression to use would be 'is a member of', but I need an action verb. For now, I'm stuck with 'participates' but it doesn't feel right.










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I need to make a diagram and I got stunted on the verb to use for a club. In this case, 'club' is supposed to be as wide a term as possible, so it could mean anything from a book club to swimming practice (at an actual sports club, for example) or even to Sunday School (assuming it as a religious 'club activity').



I've got:



(Person A) works at (work place)

(Person A) studies at (school)

(Person A) volunteers at (association)

(Person A) ???? at (club)



I know the expression to use would be 'is a member of', but I need an action verb. For now, I'm stuck with 'participates' but it doesn't feel right.







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  • If it’s Sunday School, you wouldn’t use ‘is a member of’ – that wouldn’t be called a ‘club’ to begin with. You can belong to a club, but again, only if it’s an actual club with memberships and such (or a library, but that’s slightly different).

    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    2 hours ago











  • @JanusBahsJacquet: Yes, I'm aware of that. Unfortunately, my diagram requires me to be a little too 'liberal' in the definition of a club.

    – Sara Costa
    2 hours ago



















  • If it’s Sunday School, you wouldn’t use ‘is a member of’ – that wouldn’t be called a ‘club’ to begin with. You can belong to a club, but again, only if it’s an actual club with memberships and such (or a library, but that’s slightly different).

    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    2 hours ago











  • @JanusBahsJacquet: Yes, I'm aware of that. Unfortunately, my diagram requires me to be a little too 'liberal' in the definition of a club.

    – Sara Costa
    2 hours ago

















If it’s Sunday School, you wouldn’t use ‘is a member of’ – that wouldn’t be called a ‘club’ to begin with. You can belong to a club, but again, only if it’s an actual club with memberships and such (or a library, but that’s slightly different).

– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago





If it’s Sunday School, you wouldn’t use ‘is a member of’ – that wouldn’t be called a ‘club’ to begin with. You can belong to a club, but again, only if it’s an actual club with memberships and such (or a library, but that’s slightly different).

– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 hours ago













@JanusBahsJacquet: Yes, I'm aware of that. Unfortunately, my diagram requires me to be a little too 'liberal' in the definition of a club.

– Sara Costa
2 hours ago





@JanusBahsJacquet: Yes, I'm aware of that. Unfortunately, my diagram requires me to be a little too 'liberal' in the definition of a club.

– Sara Costa
2 hours ago










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If an action rather than a stative verb like belong to is required, I'd suggest:




  • (Person A) goes to (club)


This does not denote an action performed within the club premises but indicates that the person takes part in activities carried out there.






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    I think that best verb for this, which has two senses that apply, is patronize:




    1 : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for

    // The government patronized several local artists.
    3 : to be a frequent or regular customer or client of a restaurant

    // much patronized by celebrities




    In terms of a club, if you are a member, then you have paid your dues in order to support it (following the first listed sense of patronize) and be able to have access to it as a customer or client (the other listed sense of patronize).



    In your sentence, the pronoun would be dropped:




    (Person A) patronizes (club).







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      If an action rather than a stative verb like belong to is required, I'd suggest:




      • (Person A) goes to (club)


      This does not denote an action performed within the club premises but indicates that the person takes part in activities carried out there.






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        If an action rather than a stative verb like belong to is required, I'd suggest:




        • (Person A) goes to (club)


        This does not denote an action performed within the club premises but indicates that the person takes part in activities carried out there.






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          If an action rather than a stative verb like belong to is required, I'd suggest:




          • (Person A) goes to (club)


          This does not denote an action performed within the club premises but indicates that the person takes part in activities carried out there.






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          If an action rather than a stative verb like belong to is required, I'd suggest:




          • (Person A) goes to (club)


          This does not denote an action performed within the club premises but indicates that the person takes part in activities carried out there.







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              I think that best verb for this, which has two senses that apply, is patronize:




              1 : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for

              // The government patronized several local artists.
              3 : to be a frequent or regular customer or client of a restaurant

              // much patronized by celebrities




              In terms of a club, if you are a member, then you have paid your dues in order to support it (following the first listed sense of patronize) and be able to have access to it as a customer or client (the other listed sense of patronize).



              In your sentence, the pronoun would be dropped:




              (Person A) patronizes (club).







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                I think that best verb for this, which has two senses that apply, is patronize:




                1 : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for

                // The government patronized several local artists.
                3 : to be a frequent or regular customer or client of a restaurant

                // much patronized by celebrities




                In terms of a club, if you are a member, then you have paid your dues in order to support it (following the first listed sense of patronize) and be able to have access to it as a customer or client (the other listed sense of patronize).



                In your sentence, the pronoun would be dropped:




                (Person A) patronizes (club).







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                  I think that best verb for this, which has two senses that apply, is patronize:




                  1 : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for

                  // The government patronized several local artists.
                  3 : to be a frequent or regular customer or client of a restaurant

                  // much patronized by celebrities




                  In terms of a club, if you are a member, then you have paid your dues in order to support it (following the first listed sense of patronize) and be able to have access to it as a customer or client (the other listed sense of patronize).



                  In your sentence, the pronoun would be dropped:




                  (Person A) patronizes (club).







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                  I think that best verb for this, which has two senses that apply, is patronize:




                  1 : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for

                  // The government patronized several local artists.
                  3 : to be a frequent or regular customer or client of a restaurant

                  // much patronized by celebrities




                  In terms of a club, if you are a member, then you have paid your dues in order to support it (following the first listed sense of patronize) and be able to have access to it as a customer or client (the other listed sense of patronize).



                  In your sentence, the pronoun would be dropped:




                  (Person A) patronizes (club).








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