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acquaintance
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman aquaintaunce, aqueintance, Old French acointance (“friendship, familiarity”), from Old French acointer (“to acquaint”). Compare French accointance.
Morphologically acquaint +? -ance.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??kwe?nt?ns/
- (US) IPA(key): /??kwe?n.t?ns/
Noun
acquaintance (countable and uncountable, plural acquaintances)
- (uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]
- I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him.
- 1799, William Jones (translator), Hito'pade'sa, in The Works, Volume 6, page 22:
- Contract no friend?hip, or even acquaintance, with a guileful man : he re?embles a coal, which when hot burneth the hand, and when cold blacketh it.
- (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. [from 14th c.]
- (uncountable) Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord). [from 15th c.]
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 230:
- Their mother […] was busy in the mean time in keeping up her connections, as she termed a numerous acquaintance, lest her girls should want a proper introduction into the great world.
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 230:
- Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.). [from 16th c.]
Usage notes
- Synonym notes: The words acquaintance, familiarity, and intimacy now mark different degrees of closeness in social intercourse. Acquaintance arises from occasional intercourse or interaction; as, "our acquaintance has been a brief one". We can speak of a slight or an intimate acquaintance. Familiarity is the result of continued acquaintance. It springs from persons being frequently together, so as to wear off all restraint and reserve; as, "the familiarity of old companions". Intimacy is the result of close connection, and the freest interchange of thought; as, "the intimacy of established friendship".
Synonyms
- familiarity, fellowship, intimacy, knowledge
- See also Thesaurus:acquaintance
Derived terms
- nodding acquaintance
- renew acquaintances
Related terms
- acquaint
Translations
References
- acquaintance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- acquaintance at OneLook Dictionary Search
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partner
English
Etymology
From Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”) from parçon (“partition”), from Latin part?ti?nem, singular accusative of part?ti? (“portion”). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (“part holder”). Compare also Middle English partifere (“partner”), partifelewe (“partner”). Doublet of parcener.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??tn?(?)/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /?p??tn?/, [?p???n?]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?p??tn?/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?p??tn?/
Noun
partner (plural partners)
- One of each halves of a pair of someone or something that belongs together.
- Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
- A member of a business or law partnership.
- 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
- He Su?pends on the?e Rea?ons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Di?charge to Adam Mu?het, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Di?charged Mu?het, and con?equently Houstoun his Partner.
- 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
- A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
- Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].
- Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
- A member of a business or law partnership.
- (nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
- (Jamaican) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:associate
- See also Thesaurus:spouse
Descendants
Translations
Verb
partner (third-person singular simple present partners, present participle partnering, simple past and past participle partnered)
- (transitive) To join as a partner.
- (intransitive, often with with) To work or perform as a partner.
Translations
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Noun
partner m (indefinite plural partnerë, definite singular partneri, definite plural partnerët)
- partner
Declension
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?partn?r]
Noun
partner m
- partner
Related terms
- See part
Further reading
- partner in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- partner in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
From English partner.
Noun
partner c (singular definite partneren, plural indefinite partnere)
- partner
Inflection
References
- “partner” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?rt.n?r/
- Hyphenation: part?ner
Noun
partner m (plural partners, diminutive partnertje n)
- partner, love interest, romantic and/or sexual companion
- partner, companion (someone whom one engages in business)
- Synonyms: deelgenoot, genoot, vennoot
Derived terms
Hungarian
Etymology
From English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?p?rtn?r]
- Hyphenation: part?ner
- Rhymes: -?r
Noun
partner (plural partnerek)
- partner
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- partner in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Noun
partner m or f (invariable)
- partner (all senses)
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
- pardner, partnah
Etymology
From English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??dna/
- Hyphenation: part?ner
Noun
partner (plural: partner dem, quantified: partner)
- partner
- (financial): An informal saving scheme.
See also
- throw partner
Further reading
- Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 430
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English partner.
Noun
partner m (definite singular partneren, indefinite plural partnere, definite plural partnerne)
- a partner
Derived terms
- partnerskap
See also
- partnar (Nynorsk)
References
- “partner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From English partner, from Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”), from parçon (“partition”), from Latin part?ti?nem, singular accusative of part?ti? (“portion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?par.tn?r/
Noun
partner m pers (feminine partnerka)
- partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest)
- partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner)
- equal (someone of equal status to others)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- (adverb) partnersko (adverb)
Further reading
- partner in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- partner in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner, from Old French parçonneour (“joint heir”).
Noun
partner m, f (plural partneres)
- (dancing) a dance partner
- Synonym: par
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pârtner/
- Hyphenation: part?ner
Noun
p?rtner m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- partner
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Noun
partner c
- partner
- Synonyms: kompanjon, medspelare, moatjé
Usage notes
- The English plural partners is also used.
Declension
Related terms
References
- partner in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Noun
partner m (plural partneriaid or partners)
- partner
- Template:coordinate term
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “partner”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from English parter.
Noun
partner c (plural partners)
- partner
Derived terms
- partnerskip
Further reading
- “partner”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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