Meaning

2 senses
  1. One's exclusive romantic partner.

    Lebensgefährte, Lebensgefährtin

    спу́тник жи́зниspútnik žízni, спу́тница жи́зниspútnica žízni, втора́я полови́наvtorája polovína

    дру́га полови́нкаdrúha polovýnka

  2. A person with whom one has an important bond of some kind.

More definitions
  • a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Do you have a significant other?

    ruУ тебя есть близкий человек?

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  2. I didn't know Tom was your significant other.

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  3. Spending time with your significant other should be high on your priority list.

    deGemeinsame Unternehmungen mit dem Lebensgefährten sollten auf der Prioritätenliste ganz weit oben stehen.

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  4. The invitation said to bring your significant other.

    ruВ приглашении сказано приходить с партнёром.

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  5. Where's your significant other?

    ruГде твоя половинка?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
romantic partner, regardless of marital status:
Русский
By meaning 1
romantic partner, regardless of marital status:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
romantic partner, regardless of marital status:

Forms

plural: significant others

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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