[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/party.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / party

[← P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/)

# party

«party» in Mova's school dictionary: **a time when people meet to eat, play and have fun, like a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (party, parties); verb (party, parties, partied, partying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A party is a time when people meet to eat, play and have fun, like a birthday party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#m1)

2) A party is a group of people doing something together: a search party, a party of tourists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#m2)

3) A political party is a group of people who share ideas about running a country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#m3)

4) To party is to have fun at a party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: an event where guests, food, cups and balloons are counted and shared; things per guest; cost of a party. In everyday life: birthday parties, invitations, party bags. In history and civics: political parties in elections. In stories: a surprise party, a search party looking for someone lost.

### examples

- She invited 12 friends to her party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#x1)
- Each guest at the party gets 2 balloons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#x2)
- They bought 4 pizzas for the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#x3)
- How many cupcakes are left after the party? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#x4)
- We are planning a surprise party for Dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#x5)
- A search party looked for the lost dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#x6)
- Every guest took home a party bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#x7)
- Remember to thank the host after the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#x8)
- It was a merry hunting party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/party/#x9)

### note

A place of the story; counts of guests and things per guest give rates. Trap: include the host if the problem says «she and her friends». Plural: parties (y → ies). Manners: reply to an invitation and say thank you.

### In the corpora

- [Good secrets are about timing, like a surprise party that ends in a happy moment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/6/)
- [Grumbling about a noisy party is easier than knocking, but a knock and a kind word usually fix it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/27/)
- [At parties dancing is about fun, not looking cool, and joining a group is the easiest way in.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/15/)
- [Butterflies have taste sensors on their feet and drink through a long tube called a proboscis that stays rolled up like a party blower.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/37-butterflies-beetles-flies-mosquitoes-grasshoppers/6/)
- [That's just like him, says the Rat — he hates crowds and parties.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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