partner

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑːtnə(r)/
• (US) (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑrtnɚ/ or [ˈpɑrʔnɚ]
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɐːtnə/
• (NZ) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɐːtnɘ/

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• Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

Singular partner

Plural partners

1. (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.

Related words

• partnership

Verb

Plain form partner

Third-person singular partners

Past tense partnered

Past participle partnered

Present participle partnering

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you partner someone, you be their partner.