Meaning

17 senses
  1. A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.

    The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.

    Partei

    сторона́storoná

    a person involved in legal proceedings

  2. (dated, humorous, slang, vulgar)A person; an individual.

    He is a queer party.

  3. A person; an individual.

    (dated, humorous, slang, vulgar)With to: someone who takes part in an action or affair; an accessory.

    I can't possibly be (a) party to that kind of reckless behaviour.

    Partizipant, Teilnehmer, Teilnehmerin

    уча́стникučástnik, уча́стницаučástnica

  4. A detachment of troops selected for a particular service or duty.

    boarding party

    The settlers were attacked early next morning by a scouting party.

  5. A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.

    We're expecting a large party from the London office.

    Do you have a table available for a party of four?

    a band of people associated temporarily in some activity

  6. A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.

    A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion.

    I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday.

    Feier, Fest, Fete

    вечери́нкаvečerínka, приёмprijóm, тусо́вкаtusóvka

    вечі́ркаvečírka, тусо́вкаtusóvka, прийо́мpryjóm

    an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment

  7. A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.

    Tupperware party

    lingerie party

  8. A small group of birds or mammals.

  9. (archaic, broadly)A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.

  10. A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.

    (archaic, broadly)A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.

    The green party took 12% of the vote.

    His party was campaigning successfuly.

  11. A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.

    (archaic, broadly)The Communist Party, especially as the sole political party of a communist state.

  12. (archaic, broadly, dated)The feeling of solidarity with and support for one's political party; partisanship, especially in political matters.

Examples

6817 sentences
  1. All the students attended the party.

    На вечір прийшли всі учні. — Ahha

    ruНа вечеринке присутствовали все ученики. — Hellerick

  2. I invited them to the party.

    Я запросив його на вечірку. — deniko

    deIch habe sie zur Party eingeladen. — Wolf

  3. How did you like the party?

    Як тобі сподобалась вечірка? — ascolto

    deWie hat dir die Party gefallen? — Wolf

  4. Are you coming to the party?

    Ти прийдеш на вечірку? — ascolto

  5. Come to the party, will you?

    Ти ж прийдеш на свято, еге? — aandrusiak

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
social gathering:
Русский
By meaning 4
group of people travelling or attending an event together:
law: particular side in a contract or legal action:
someone who takes part:
social gathering:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.:
group of people travelling or attending an event together:
someone who takes part:
online gaming: player characters organized into a single group:
social gathering:

Origin

From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French parti

From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija). By surface analysis, part + -y (“noun suffix”).

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Forms

plural: parties
Singularparty
Pluralparties

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
social gathering:doA1bashrave
Close in meaning
  • an organization to gain political power:political party
  • a band of people associated temporarily in some activity:company

Word family

216 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • at the party
  • to the party
  • birthday party
  • party last night
  • enjoy the party
  • to my party
  • to his party
  • have a party
  • to our party
  • party tonight
  • the party was
  • to your party

See also

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