--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 9 description: The 1498 words of the English dictionary under P, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / P # P — The English dictionary · page 9 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (a name of a people) A member of a community in India whose ancestors came from Persia (Iran) over a thousand years ago and who follow the Zoroastrian religion.[↗](../../parsi/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Belonging to this community.[↗](../../parsi/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Parsee in the Just So Story had a hat that shone in the sun.[↗](../../parsi/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Parsee filled the Rhinoceros's skin with cake crumbs.[↗](../../parsi/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Parsis follow the Zoroastrian faith.[↗](../../parsi/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Parsi community lives mostly in Mumbai.[↗](../../parsi/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Freddie Mercury's family were Parsis.[↗](../../parsi/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A sacred fire burns in the Parsi temple.[↗](../../parsi/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **parsley** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Parsley is a green herb with curly or flat leaves, used to flavour food and to decorate plates.[↗](../../parsley/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Chop some parsley and sprinkle it on the potatoes.[↗](../../parsley/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The gardener was watering the dill and parsley.[↗](../../parsley/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sam put a sprig of parsley on his plate.[↗](../../parsley/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **parsnip** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, pale cream root vegetable, shaped like a carrot, with a sweet taste when cooked.[↗](../../parsnip/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had roast parsnips with our chicken.[↗](../../parsnip/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A parsnip looks like a white carrot.[↗](../../parsnip/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad grows parsnips in his allotment.[↗](../../parsnip/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Parsnips taste sweeter after a frost.[↗](../../parsnip/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fine words butter no parsnips.[↗](../../parsnip/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum made parsnip soup.[↗](../../parsnip/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The gardener was near the gate, watering the dill and parsley, the carrots and parsnips.[↗](../../parsnip/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **parson** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A parson is a priest in charge of a church, especially in a country village.[↗](../../parson/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The parson preached at the church every Sunday.[↗](../../parson/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The parson's wife was amazed.[↗](../../parson/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone in the village greeted the parson.[↗](../../parson/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **parsonage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A parsonage is the house where a parson lives, usually next to the church.[↗](../../parsonage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") (old use).[↗](../../parsonage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The parsonage had a big garden with roses.[↗](../../parsonage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She went to the parsonage to ask for work.[↗](../../parsonage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our grandmother grew up in an old parsonage in the country.[↗](../../parsonage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **part** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A part is a piece of something bigger.[↗](../../part/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A slice is a part of a cake.[↗](../../part/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A part is one piece of a machine: car parts.[↗](../../part/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A part is a role in a play or film.[↗](../../part/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To take part means to join in.[↗](../../part/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To part is to separate: they parted at the gate; a parting (UK) or part (USA) is the line in your hair.[↗](../../part/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Parts can also mean a region or area of a country, as in "these parts".[↗](../../part/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cut the cake into 8 equal parts.[↗](../../part/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Part of the money was spent on food.[↗](../../part/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What part of the class is girls?[↗](../../part/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each part is 5 cm long.[↗](../../part/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The roots are the part of the plant under the ground.[↗](../../part/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She got the part of the queen in the play.[↗](../../part/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone can take part in the race.[↗](../../part/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The friends parted at the bus stop.[↗](../../part/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The best part of the trip was the zoo.[↗](../../part/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · What brings you into these parts?”[↗](../../part/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.[↗](../../part/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.16.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../part/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · a several tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs; (Torah NUM.28.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../part/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and one tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs; (Torah NUM.29.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../part/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Will they part him among the merchants?[↗](../../part/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.40.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../part/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?[↗](../../part/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../part/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · I also will answer my part, I also will declare mine opinion.[↗](../../part/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.32.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../part/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **partake** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To eat or drink something, usually offered to you.[↗](../../partake/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "partake of the feast".[↗](../../partake/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To take part in an activity.[↗](../../partake/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "partake in the games".[↗](../../partake/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (church) To receive communion, the bread and wine.[↗](../../partake/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "partake of the bread".[↗](../../partake/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Will you partake of some tea and cake?[↗](../../partake/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · All the villagers partook in the harvest festival.[↗](../../partake/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The guests partook of a great feast.[↗](../../partake/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · At communion, Christians partake of the bread and wine.[↗](../../partake/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He would not partake in the cruel game.[↗](../../partake/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · "Do partake," said the duchess, offering the biscuits.[↗](../../partake/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A COUNTRY MOUSE invited a Town Mouse, an intimate friend, to pay him a visit and partake of his country fare.[↗](../../partake/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Triad, composed of llie Monad and Duad, partakes of the nature of both.[↗](../../partake/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../partake/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **parthenogenesis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Parthenogenesis is a way some animals and plants have babies from an egg that has not been fertilised, so no father is needed.[↗](../../parthenogenesis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Some aphids reproduce by parthenogenesis in summer.[↗](../../parthenogenesis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A Komodo dragon in a zoo had babies by parthenogenesis.[↗](../../parthenogenesis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Whiptail lizards are all female and use parthenogenesis.[↗](../../parthenogenesis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Parthenogenesis means a baby grows from an unfertilised egg.[↗](../../parthenogenesis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Male honeybees come from unfertilised eggs, a kind of parthenogenesis.[↗](../../parthenogenesis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists were surprised to find parthenogenesis in a shark.[↗](../../parthenogenesis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **partial** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Partial means not complete; only part of something.[↗](../../partial/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Partial means unfairly supporting one side or person more than another.[↗](../../partial/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) To be partial to something means to like it a lot, as in "I'm partial to a scone".[↗](../../partial/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We saw a partial eclipse of the Sun through special glasses.[↗](../../partial/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop gave us a partial refund because the box was damaged.[↗](../../partial/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan was only a partial success.[↗](../../partial/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A judge must not be partial to either side.[↗](../../partial/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa is rather partial to a slice of chocolate cake.[↗](../../partial/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The flood caused partial damage to the school.[↗](../../partial/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was only a partial answer to question five, so I got 2 marks out of 4.[↗](../../partial/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · As soon as he mentioned olives, the princess, who was very partial to them, exclaimed:[↗](../../partial/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · PARTIAL: English Wikisource transcription (proofread from Index:Sepher Yetzirah.djvu) — only Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, and the text (chapters I-VI).[↗](../../partial/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../partial/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **partiality** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unfair support for one person or side over another.[↗](../../partiality/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The referee showed partiality."[↗](../../partiality/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A special liking for something.[↗](../../partiality/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a partiality for chocolate".[↗](../../partiality/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The referee was accused of partiality towards the home team.[↗](../../partiality/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A judge must avoid partiality.[↗](../../partiality/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa has a partiality for strong cheese.[↗](../../partiality/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher showed no partiality and treated us all the same.[↗](../../partiality/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her partiality for cats was well known.[↗](../../partiality/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Partiality in a contest is unfair to the other players.[↗](../../partiality/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave judgments without partiality, hatred, ignorance, or fear.[↗](../../partiality/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **partially** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Partially means partly; not completely.[↗](../../partially/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Partially can mean in an unfair way that favours one side; this use is rare.[↗](../../partially/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The glass is partially full.[↗](../../partially/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The moon was partially hidden by clouds.[↗](../../partially/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad is partially sighted.[↗](../../partially/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The road is partially closed.[↗](../../partially/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The test was partially correct.[↗](../../partially/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never eat partially cooked chicken.[↗](../../partially/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The door was partially open.[↗](../../partially/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake was partially eaten by the time we arrived.[↗](../../partially/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The snow that lay upon it was partially thawed, and the stones crumbled beneath the feet.[↗](../../partially/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **participant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who takes part in an activity, an event, a race, a game, a study or a competition.[↗](../../participant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Every participant in the race got a medal.[↗](../../participant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There were 64 participants in the chess competition.[↗](../../participant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The survey had 30 participants.[↗](../../participant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Participants must wear a helmet.[↗](../../participant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Split the 48 participants into teams of 6.[↗](../../participant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was an active participant in the class discussion.[↗](../../participant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Meroz has argued that the SY envisions Wisdom \[חָכְמָה Chochmah\] as a co-participant with God in the Work of Creation.[↗](../../participant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../participant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A similar view is reflected in the midrashicic and Kabbalistic literature, where Torah or Wisdom acts as a participant or instrument in the Work of Creation; see e.g. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../participant/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **participate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To take part or join in an activity or event.[↗](../../participate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To share in something.[↗](../../participate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Everyone in our class participated in the charity run.[↗](../../participate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She always participates in class discussions.[↗](../../participate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You don't have to win to participate.[↗](../../participate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Over a hundred children participated in the science fair.[↗](../../participate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Will you participate in the school play?[↗](../../participate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Participants must wear a name badge.[↗](../../participate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My report says I should participate more in group work.[↗](../../participate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Most men of letters hastened to participate in the battle.[↗](../../participate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · On page 16 we read as follows: "All his (Gods) creation, and every minutest part thereof, participates of two most essential forms : the line 1 the symbol of the altitude, and the circle 0 the symbol of the horizon.[↗](../../participate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../participate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **participating** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Taking part or joining in an activity, game, event or lesson.[↗](../../participating/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an adjective: those who are taking part, as in «participating teams».[↗](../../participating/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Sharing in something, such as profits or a plan.[↗](../../participating/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thank you all for participating in the spelling bee.[↗](../../participating/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Twelve schools are participating in the science fair.[↗](../../participating/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sam is participating in the school play this term.[↗](../../participating/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If 30 pupils are participating and each pays $2, how much is collected?[↗](../../participating/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Participating teams must arrive by 9 o'clock.[↗](../../participating/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She enjoys participating in class discussions.[↗](../../participating/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Are you participating in the charity run?[↗](../../participating/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Every participating child got a medal.[↗](../../participating/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **participation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Participation is taking part in an activity or event.[↗](../../participation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Participation can also mean how many people take part.[↗](../../participation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thank you all for your participation in Sports Day.[↗](../../participation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher wants more participation in class discussions.[↗](../../participation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Participation in the school choir has doubled this year.[↗](../../participation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone got a participation medal for running the race.[↗](../../participation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Voting is a way of participation in a democracy.[↗](../../participation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Participation in the survey is voluntary.[↗](../../participation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If 18 of 24 pupils joined the trip, the participation was 75%.[↗](../../participation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **participle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A participle is a form of a verb used to make tenses or used like an adjective.[↗](../../participle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The present participle ends in «-ing»: running, eating, singing.[↗](../../participle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The past participle often ends in «-ed», «-en» or has a special form: walked, eaten, sung, gone.[↗](../../participle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In «She is singing», singing is the present participle.[↗](../../participle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In «I have finished my homework», finished is the past participle.[↗](../../participle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The past participle of «go» is «gone».[↗](../../participle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «A broken window» uses the past participle as an adjective.[↗](../../participle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the past participle of «write»: written.[↗](../../participle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some verbs have odd participles, such as swim, swam, swum.[↗](../../participle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Running late, we jumped in the car» starts with a participle phrase.[↗](../../participle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The first is clearly the root שָׁכַב shakhav ‘to lie, lie down’, but שכובה looks like a passive participle, shekhuvah, while shakhav is normally an intransitive verb not amenable to being made passive.[↗](../../participle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../participle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **particle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A particle is a very small piece or bit of something: dust particles.[↗](../../particle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In science, particles are the tiny bits that all matter is made of, such as atoms and molecules.[↗](../../particle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In grammar, a particle is a small word like «up» in «give up» or «to» in «to go».[↗](../../particle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A particle can also mean any single thing or item, however small, as in every created particle.[↗](../../particle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Everything is made of tiny particles.[↗](../../particle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In a solid, the particles are packed close together.[↗](../../particle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Particles in a gas move fast and spread out.[↗](../../particle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When ice melts, its particles start to slide around.[↗](../../particle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sunlight shows dust particles floating in the air.[↗](../../particle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Smoke has tiny particles that are bad for your lungs.[↗](../../particle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There wasn't a particle of truth in his story.[↗](../../particle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Heating water makes its particles move faster.[↗](../../particle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · One must find out the truth concerning every created particle, and keep to that."[↗](../../particle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · It is a particle like כּ, as; it is added the word מִין kind, denoting: as a kind of, like, as.[↗](../../particle/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../particle/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **particular** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Particular means one certain thing, not any other: on that particular day.[↗](../../particular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Particular means special or more than usual: of particular importance.[↗](../../particular/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A particular person is fussy and cares a lot about details.[↗](../../particular/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* He's very particular about his food.[↗](../../particular/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun, formal) Particulars are the details or facts about something.[↗](../../particular/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* "In particular" can mean especially, picking out one thing from others.[↗](../../particular/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Is there a particular book you want?[↗](../../particular/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I like all fruit, but bananas in particular.[↗](../../particular/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is very particular about how her desk looks.[↗](../../particular/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · On that particular day it snowed.[↗](../../particular/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «What are you doing?»[↗](../../particular/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") «Nothing in particular.»[↗](../../particular/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pay particular attention to the last question.[↗](../../particular/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Please give your particulars at the desk.[↗](../../particular/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The punctuation of the book, in particular, is very eccentric.'[↗](../../particular/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This particular phraseology is one of several hints that the SY may share a particular literary affiliation with the Sifre Emet, the poems of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job.[↗](../../particular/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../particular/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · In associating the particular letters to each planet the learned Jesuit Kircher allots Beth to the Sun, Gimel to Venus, Daleth to Mercury, Kaph to Luna, Peh to Saturn, Resh to Jupiter, and Tau to Mars.[↗](../../particular/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../particular/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **particularly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Especially; more than usual or more than others.[↗](../../particularly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I particularly like apples.[↗](../../particularly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In detail or carefully, as in «she looked at it particularly» (old-fashioned).[↗](../../particularly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Not particularly» means not very, or not really.[↗](../../particularly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Are you hungry?" "[↗](../../particularly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") Not particularly."[↗](../../particularly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I particularly enjoyed the trip to the zoo.[↗](../../particularly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge is particularly slippery when it rains.[↗](../../particularly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "Did you like the film?" "[↗](../../particularly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") Not particularly."[↗](../../particularly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The second question was particularly hard.[↗](../../particularly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees particularly like purple flowers.[↗](../../particularly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Be particularly careful near the road.[↗](../../particularly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He's not particularly fond of broccoli.[↗](../../particularly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a particularly windy day at the beach.[↗](../../particularly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "I find it particularly good myself."[↗](../../particularly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **partisan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (adjective) Strongly supporting one political party or side, often without being fair to the other side.[↗](../../partisan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A strong supporter of a party, person or idea.[↗](../../partisan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun, history) A fighter in a secret army who fights against soldiers who have taken over their country, especially in the Second World War.[↗](../../partisan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The newspaper's report was very partisan.[↗](../../partisan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A good referee is not partisan.[↗](../../partisan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The partisans hid in the forest and blew up railway lines.[↗](../../partisan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Bipartisan laws are supported by both main parties.[↗](../../partisan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd was partisan and cheered only for the home team.[↗](../../partisan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge must be non-partisan.[↗](../../partisan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/8/) **9** [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/10/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) - ← previous: [page 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/8/) - next →: [page 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/10/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)