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# partial

«partial» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **not complete; only part of something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (partial, more partial)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Partial means not complete; only part of something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#m1)

2) Partial means unfairly supporting one side or person more than another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#m2)

3) (informal) To be partial to something means to like it a lot, as in "I'm partial to a scone". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, a partial eclipse is when only part of the Sun or Moon is covered. In maths and money, a partial payment or refund is only part of the full amount. In fairness and ethics lessons a referee or judge must not be partial. In older or polite speech, people say they are "partial to" a food. Phrases: "partial eclipse", "partial refund", "partial success", "partial to", "impartial".

### examples

- PARTIAL: English Wikisource transcription (proofread from Index:Sepher Yetzirah.djvu) — only Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, and the text (chapters I-VI). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#x1)
- We saw a partial eclipse of the Sun through special glasses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#x2)
- The shop gave us a partial refund because the box was damaged. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#x3)
- The plan was only a partial success. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#x4)
- A judge must not be partial to either side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#x5)
- Grandpa is rather partial to a slice of chocolate cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#x6)
- The flood caused partial damage to the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#x7)
- There was only a partial answer to question five, so I got 2 marks out of 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#x8)
- As soon as he mentioned olives, the princess, who was very partial to them, exclaimed: [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/#x9)

### note

Opposites: for "not complete" the opposite is "complete" or "total"; for "unfair" the opposite is "impartial" (fair). Adverb: partially ("partially sighted" = can see only partly). In maths problems, a "partial" amount is a fraction of the whole: a partial refund of £6 on a £10 toy means £4 was kept.

### In the corpora

- [A goldfish gulping at the surface is usually short of oxygen; a partial water change and a filter help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/204-goldfish-and-pond-fish-the-three-second-memory-myth/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «partial» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/partial/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.