Meaning

7 senses
  1. Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.

    So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.

  2. Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.

    It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.

  3. Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.

    The referee is blatantly partial!

    God is not partial; he does not play favorites.

    parteiisch, voreingenommen

    предвзя́тыйpredvzjátyj, тенденцио́зныйtɛndɛncióznyj, небеспристра́стныйnebespristrástnyj

    упере́дженийuperédženyj, небезсторо́ннійnebezstorónnij

  4. Having a predilection for something.

    of

    неравноду́шныйneravnodúšnyj

    (followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) having a strong preference or liking for

  5. Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.

  6. Subordinate.

  7. Having a wordplay element, but no definition.

Examples

54 sentences
  1. It was only a partial success.

    ruУспех был лишь частичным.

    deEs war nur ein Teilerfolg.

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  2. She is partial to chocolate cake.

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  3. His business was only a partial success.

    deSein Geschäft war nur ein Teilerfolg.

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  4. This is a partial list of the things we need.

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  5. I can only afford to make a partial payment.

    ruЯ могу сделать только частичный взнос.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
existing in part:
biased:
Русский
By meaning 3
existing in part:
biased:
having a predilection for something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
existing in part:
biased:

Origin

From Middle English partiall, parcial, from Old French parcial (“biased or particular”), f

From Middle English partiall, parcial, from Old French parcial (“biased or particular”), from Late Latin partiālis (“of or pertaining to a part”), from Latin pars (“part”).

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Forms

more partial, most partial
Comparativemore partial Lesson
Superlativemost partial Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
part:partitefractionaldemi-semi-
Close in meaning
  • constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety:fractional
  • (followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) having a strong preference or liking for:fond

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

38 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
partial — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto