partner
Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈpɑːtnə(r)/
- (US) (Canada) IPA (key): /ˈpɑrtnɚ/ or [ˈpɑrʔnɚ]
- (AU) IPA (key): /ˈpɐːtnə/
- (NZ) IPA (key): /ˈpɐːtnɘ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: part‧ner
Noun[change]
- (countable) Partners are people, usually two, who are together for a particular purpose, such as for business, sports, or a romantic relationship.
- My partner, Tom, looks after the administrative parts of the business.
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Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (transitive & intransitive) If you partner someone, you be their partner.