partner (redirected from partnering)

part·ner  (pärtnr)

n.

1. One that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or a sphere of common interest, especially:

a. A member of a business partnership.

b. A spouse.

c. A domestic partner. See Usage Note at domestic partner.

d. Either of two persons dancing together.

e. One of a pair or team in a sport or game, such as tennis or bridge.

2. Nautical A wooden framework used to strengthen a ship's deck at the point where a mast or other structure passes through it. Often used in the plural.

v. part·nered, part·ner·ing, part·ners

v.tr.

1. To make a partner of.

2. To bring together as partners.

3. To be the partner of.

v.intr.

To work or perform as a partner or partners.

---

[Middle English partener, alteration (influenced by part, part) of parcener, parcener; see parcener.]

Synonyms: partner, colleague, ally, confederate
These nouns all denote one who is united or associated with another, as in a venture or relationship. A partner participates in a relationship in which each member has equal status: a partner in a law firm.
A colleague is an associate in an occupation or a profession: a colleague and fellow professor.
An ally is one who associates with another, at least temporarily, in a common cause: countries that were allies in World War II.
A confederate is a member of a confederacy, a league, or an alliance or sometimes a collaborator in a suspicious venture: confederates in a scheme to oust the chairman.

---

partner

Noun

1. either member of a couple in a relationship

2. a member of a business partnership

3. one of a pair of dancers or of players on the same side in a game: her bridge partner

4. an ally or companion: the country's main European trading partner

Verb

to be the partner of (someone) [Middle English parcener joint inheritor]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	partner - a person's partner in marriage       better half, married person, spouse, mate man and wife, married couple, marriage - two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" bigamist - someone who marries one person while already legally married to another consort - the husband or wife of a reigning monarch domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent - a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship helpmate, helpmeet - a helpful partner hubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" monogamist, monogynist - someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) honeymooner, newlywed - someone recently married polygamist - someone who is married to two or more people at the same time married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
	2.	partner - an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" cooperator, pardner, collaborator associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" bridge partner - one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game dancing partner - one of a pair of people who dance together
	3.	partner - a person who is a member of a partnership individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract copartner - a joint partner (as in a business enterprise) silent partner, sleeping partner - a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge
Verb	1.	partner - provide with a partner furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	partner - act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

---

partner

noun 1. spouse, consort, bedfellow, significant other U.S. (informal) mate, better half Brit. (informal) helpmate, husband or wife

noun 2. companion, collaborator, accomplice, ally, colleague, associate, mate, team-mate, participant, comrade, confederate, bedfellow, copartner

noun 3. associate, colleague, collaborator, copartner

Translations

partner [ˈpɑːtnəʳ] n (COMM) → socio/a;

(SPORT), (at dance) → pareja (= spouse); cónyuge m/f (= friend etc); compañero/a

vt → acompañar

partner [ˈpɑːtnəʳ] n (Comm) → associé(e);

(Sport) → partenaire m/f (= spouse); conjoint(e) (= lover); ami(e);

(at dance) → cavalier/ière

vt → être l'associé or le partenaire or le cavalier de

partner [ˈpɑːtnəʳ] n → Partner(in) m(f);

(Comm) → Partner(in) → Teilhaber(in) m(f)

vt (at dance, cards etc) → als Partner(in) haben

partner [ˈpɑːtnəʳ] n (COMM) → socio/a;

(SPORT) → compagno/a;

(at dance) → cavaliere(dama)

---

partner

n partner [ˈpaːtnə]

1 a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others She was made a partner in the firm.vennootشَريكсъдружникspolečník, společnicepartner; medejerder/die Partner(in)συνέταιροςsocioosanikشریکyhtiökumppani, osakasassocié/-éeשוּתָףसाझीदारposlovni drugpartnermitra usahafélagi; meðeigandisocio, associato共同経営者공동 출자[]자partneris, dalininkas, kompanionaspartneris, kompanjons, līdzdalībniekspasanganvennootkompanjong, partnerwspólniksócioasociatкомпаньон, партнёрspoločník, -čkasolastnikpartnerkompanjon, delägare, partnerหุ้นส่วนortak合股人компаньйон; партнерشريکcộng sự合股人

2 one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together a tennis/dancing partner.maatمُراقِصпартнъорpartner, -kapartner; -partnerder/die Partner(in)συμπαίκτης, καβαλιέρος, ντάμαparejakaaslane, partnerیارpartneripartenaire; cavalier/-ièreבֶּן זוּגपार्टनरpartner u plesutárs, partnerpartner-félagipartner, compagno相手(댄스의) 상대, (게임에서) 자기편partnerispartnerispasanganpartnerpartner, makker, medspillerpartnerparceiroparte­nerпартнёрpartner, -kapartnerpartnermedspelare, partnerคู่เต้นรำeş舞伴，合作者партнерجوڑيbạn nhảy/ cùng phe舞伴，合作者

v

to be a partner to (someone) He partnered his wife in the last dance.mee doenيُشارِكها في الرَّقْصсдружавамbýt partneremvære partner medsich zusammentunσυνοδεύωacompañarpartneriks olemaشریک یا همراه شدنolla partnerinas'associer à (qqn)לִהיוֹת בֶּן זוּגसाझीदार बननाdionikvkinek a partneremenjadi partnervera félagi (e-s)ballare con～と組む...와 짝이 되다būti (ko) partneriubūt par partneri/kompanjonu/līdzdalībniekumenjadi pasangande partner zijn vanvære partner forbyć partneremacompanhara fi partenerul (cuiva)быть партнёромbyť partnerombiti partnerbiti partner nekomevara partner (kompanjon, medspelare) tillเป็นหุ้นส่วนeş olmak做...的配手，組成一對бути партнеромجوڑي بناناcùng nhảy/ cùng chơi做...的配手，组成一对

n ˈpartnership

1 the state of being or becoming partners a business partnership; He entered into partnership with his brother.vennootskapشَراكَهсъдружничествоspolečenstvípartnerskabdie Teilhaberschaftσυνεταιρισμόςsociedadpartnerlusشراکتkumppanuusassociationשוּתָפוּתसाझा, साझेदारीkompanjontársas viszonypersekutuanfélagsocietà協同제휴, 공동 경영bendrija, partnerystė, sąjungapartnerattiecības; kompanjonattiecībasperkongsianvennootschapkompaniskapspółkasociedadeaso­­ciereпартнёрствоspoločenstvodružabništvopartnerstvokompanjonskapการเป็นหุ้นส่วนortaklık合夥關系，合夥企業співробітництво; товариствоشراکتsự cộng tác合伙关系，合伙企业

2 people playing together in a game The champions were defeated by the partnership of Jones and Smith in the men's doubles.saamspeelإشْتِراك، مُشارَكَهпартньорствоdvojice, družstvo, tandemmakkerskabdie Partner(-schaft)συνεργασίαtándem, pareja, asociaciónpaarهمکاریparitandemבְנֵי זוּגसाझेदारीsuigračkettőspasanganlið, par, tvíeykisquadra組(게임에서) 같은편 사람들grupė, porakomanda; grupa; pārisperkongsiancombinatiemakkerskap, lag, parparaparceriadubluпартнёрыdvojica, družstvomoštvopartnerstvodubbelpar, lagคู่แข่งขันในเกมeş全體合作者компаньйониشريک کھلاڑيsự liên kết全体合作者