PARTNER


Meaning of PARTNER in English

noun

1 in a marriage/relationship

ADJECTIVE

▪ former , one-time

▪ dominant

She was the dominant ~ in the relationship.

▪ female , male

▪ gay , homosexual , lesbian , same-gender ( esp. AmE ), same-sex

▪ heterosexual

▪ marital , marriage

the choice of marriage ~

▪ romantic

▪ intimate , sex , sexual

▪ committed , steady

Most of those questioned said they wanted a steady ~ for emotional support.

▪ domestic

The organization offers health benefits to the domestic ~s of employees.

▪ unmarried

Local government workers have been refused pensions for their unmarried ~s.

▪ life , long-time

▪ casual , multiple ~s

People who have had multiple ~s are more at risk from sexually transmitted diseases.

▪ abusive

reasons for divorce such as having an abusive ~

▪ mating ( biology )

VERB + PARTNER

▪ have

▪ seek

▪ find

▪ marry

2 in an activity

ADJECTIVE

▪ bridge , doubles , tennis , etc.

I need a doubles ~ for the table tennis tournament.

▪ climbing , dancing , playing , training , travelling/traveling , writing , etc.

▪ conversational

▪ sparring ( figurative )

The old political sparring ~s are now firm friends.

▪ drinking

▪ lab ( informal , esp. AmE )

▪ long-time

He penned the script with his long-time writing ~.

▪ former , one-time

▪ equal

They wanted to be seen as equal ~s in the creative relationship.

VERB + PARTNER

▪ choose , find

The teacher asked the students to choose a ~ for the next activity.

▪ change , switch

All change ~s for the next dance!

3 in business

ADJECTIVE

▪ full

He was made a full ~ in his father's firm.

▪ equal

▪ active , managing

▪ general ( esp. AmE ), limited

He is a general ~ in a consulting firm.

She and her husband became limited ~s in the team's ownership.

▪ junior , senior

▪ business , corporate

▪ retail

AOL remains the company's only online retail ~.

▪ founding

▪ silent ( AmE ), sleeping ( BrE )

The government is technically a silent ~ with almost no control over contractor spending.

VERB + PARTNER

▪ make sb

▪ find , seek

PARTNER + NOUN

▪ company , institution , organization

We are working with ~ companies on wireless technologies.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ in

He has recently been made a junior ~ in the family business.

4 in international relations

ADJECTIVE

▪ biggest , main , principal

▪ foreign

▪ alliance , coalition

▪ strategic , trading

France's principal trading ~s

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ in

Britain's ~ in the aeronautic project

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .