party
verb
- to celebrate
- to work together, act festively together
noun
- gathering of invited guests
- group of characters adventuring together in a role-playing game
- legal entity
- political organization
- to work together, act festively together
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːti/ / /ˈpɑɹti/ / [ˈpʰɑɹɾi]
adj
Etymology: From Middle English party, from Old French parti (“parted”), from Latin partītus (“parted”), past participle of partiō (“to divide”). More at part.
- Divided; in part.
“an escutcheon party per pale”
- Divided; in part.
“Now converging, now diverging, these fences presented a striking irregularity of contour. No fence was party, nor any part of any fence.”
- Favoring one party; partisan.
adv
Etymology: From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija). By surface analysis, part + -y (“noun suffix”).
- Partly.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija). By surface analysis, part + -y (“noun suffix”).
- A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
“The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.”
“if the Jury had found that the party slain had been of English race and nation, it had been adjudged felony”
- A person; an individual.
“He is a queer party.”
“`These young parties have a way of looking at one, sir,' he would say apologetically, `which I don't call respectable.'”
- A person; an individual.
“I can't possibly be (a) party to that kind of reckless behaviour.”
- A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
“A mile back in the forest the tribe had heard the fierce challenge of the gorilla, and, as was his custom when any danger threatened, Kerchak called his people together, partly for mutual protection against a common enemy, since this gorilla might be but one of a party of several, and also to see that all members of the tribe were accounted for.”
- A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
“The green party took 12% of the vote.”
“His party was campaigning successfuly.”
- A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
- A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
- A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
- A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
- A detachment of troops selected for a particular service or duty.
“boarding party”
“The settlers were attacked early next morning by a scouting party.”
- A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
“We're expecting a large party from the London office.”
“Do you have a table available for a party of four?”
- A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
“I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday.”
“So-So, tonight, tonight, let’s look at where that time actually goes, and let’s begin with the most obvious form of fundraising: fundraisers. These are usually shitty parties in D.C. bars, restaurants, or townhouses, and there are a lot of them! The Sunlight Foundation estimates that, in the last election cycle, members of Congress held over 28 hundred fundraisers! Washington is like Rod Stewart’s haircut: party in the front, party in the back, frankly too much party and no business anywhere to be found!”
- A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
“Tupperware party”
“lingerie party”
- A small group of birds or mammals.
“Small parties of cattle were seen browsing in places where they must with with difficulty have kept their footing[.]”
“A party of mynas, consisting of several males and females, once selected the top of a low terraced roof, just below my verandah, as a site for courting and quarrelling.”
- A part or portion.
“And so the moost party of the castel that was falle doune thorugh that dolorous stroke laye vpon Pellam and balyn thre dayes.”
- A prospective partner or an offer of marriage.
- A decision, resolution, agreement.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija). By surface analysis, part + -y (“noun suffix”).
- To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
“We partied until the early hours.”
- To take recreational drugs.
““Miss, do you party?” the boy asked. “What?” Jennifer asked back. “Do you smoke? I'll get you some cheap. One American dollar equals forty Jamaican dollars. I'll get you as much of the stuff as you need.””
- To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.
- To form a party (with).
“If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.”