Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To join as a partner.

    provide with a partner

  2. (intransitive, often)To work or perform as a partner.

    act as a partner

Examples

526 sentences

  1. Tom is my partner.

    Том — мій партнер. — deniko

    ruТом - мой партнёр. — marafon

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  2. I've got a partner.

    Я маю партнера. — deniko

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  3. You're a good partner.

    Ти добрий партнер. — deniko

    ruТы хороший партнер. — sharptoothed

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  4. Tom was never my partner.

    Том ніколи не був моїм партнером. — deniko

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  5. Tom is a good partner.

    Том — добрий партнер. — deniko

    ruТом - хороший партнёр. — marafon

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle

From Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”) from parçon (“partition”), from Latin partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (“portion”). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (“part holder”). Compare also Middle English partifere (“partner”), partifelewe (“partner”). Doublet of parcener.

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Forms

partners, partnering, partnered, partnered
Base formpartner · to partner
3rd person singularpartners
Present participlepartnering
Past simplepartnered
Past participlepartnered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypartner
he, she, itpartners

Past simpleLesson

all personspartnered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave partnered
he, she, ithas partnered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill partner

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

5 patterns
  • business partner
  • be my partner
  • dance partner
  • have a partner
  • good partner

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
partisanB2partitionpartlyA2partnershipB2partridgepartyA1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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