party

noun countable

UK /ˈpɑː(r)ti/

Word Forms

singular	party
plural	parties

1
a social event at which people meet to celebrate something or to have fun by eating and drinking, dancing, playing games etc
Are you going to Sally’s birthday party?
There’s going to be a party to celebrate the completion of the project.
give/have/throw/host a party (for someone/something):
We’re having a big party for our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
a farewell party (=when someone leaves a place):
It’s Jane’s farewell party on Friday night.
a surprise party:
It was his birthday and I’d planned a surprise party for him.
Synonyms and related words
Parties and celebrations
afterparty
all-nighter
baby shower
2
an organized group of people who have similar ideas about the way in which a country should be governed, and who work together to try to persuade people to vote for them in elections: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
the two main political parties
a lifelong member of the Conservative party
an opposition/a ruling party:
The opposition parties had benefited from the problems of the ruling party.
Synonyms and related words
Relating to political parties and their supporters
apolitical
bipartisan
critic
1. 2a
  only before nounbelonging to or connected with a political party
  party members/policy
  the former party chairman
  the party faithful (=the members who always support a party):
  measures that have angered the party faithful
  Synonyms and related words
  Relating to political parties and their supporters
  apolitical
  bipartisan
  critic
3
a group of people who are going somewhere together, or who are all involved in the same activity: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
a rescue party
a coach party touring the Lake District
party of:
a party of tourists
Synonyms and related words
Groups of people with shared interests or aims
association
commission
organization
4
formala person or group involved in something such as an agreement or disagreement, especially a contract or legal case, with another person or group
party to:
the parties to the 1930 agreement
an interested party:
The planning team will announce details next week at a meeting for interested parties.
Synonyms and related words
Groups of people with shared interests or aims
association
commission
organization
Synonyms and related words
General words for person or people
person
people
human
5
be late to the party
to come to something long after other people
The UK is late to the party as regards the adoption of electric vehicles.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 09/08/2019
Open Dictionary - August2019

phrases

(a) party to something

the guilty/innocent party

party

noun countable

US /ˈpɑrti/

Word Forms

singular	party
plural	parties

1
a social event at which people meet to celebrate something or to have fun by eating and drinking, dancing, playing games, etc.
Are you going to Sally’s birthday party?
There’s going to be a party to celebrate the completion of the project.
give/have/throw/host a party (for someone/something):
We’re having a big party for our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
a farewell party (=when someone leaves a place):
It’s Jane’s farewell party on Friday night.
a surprise party:
It was his birthday and I’d planned a surprise party for him.
Synonyms and related words
Parties and celebrations
afterparty
all-nighter
baby shower
2
an organized group of people who have similar ideas about the way in which a country should be governed, and who work together to try to persuade people to vote for them in elections
the two main political parties
a lifelong member of the Republican party
Synonyms and related words
Relating to political parties and their supporters
apolitical
bipartisan
coalition
1. 2a
  only before nounbelonging to or connected with a political party
  party members/policy
  the former party chairman
  the party faithful (=the members who always support a party):
  measures that have angered the party faithful
  Synonyms and related words
  Relating to political parties and their supporters
  apolitical
  bipartisan
  coalition
3
a group of people who are going somewhere together, or who are all involved in the same activity
a rescue party
party of:
a party of tourists
Synonyms and related words
Groups of people with shared interests or aims
association
commission
organization
4
formala person or group involved in something such as an agreement or disagreement, especially a contract or legal case, with another person or group
party to:
the parties to the 1930 agreement
an interested party:
The planning team will announce details next week at a meeting for interested parties.
Synonyms and related words
Groups of people with shared interests or aims
association
commission
organization
Synonyms and related words
General words for person or people
person
people
human
5
be late to the party
to come to something long after other people
The UK is late to the party as regards the adoption of electric vehicles.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 09/08/2019
Open Dictionary - August2019

phrases

(a) party to something

the guilty/innocent party

party house

party

verb intransitive informal

UK /ˈpɑː(r)ti/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	party
he/she/it	parties
present participle	partying
past tense	partied
past participle	partied

1
to have fun eating and drinking, dancing etc with other people
We’ve been partying all weekend.
Synonyms and related words
To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself
like
enjoy
go in for

party

verb intransitive informal

US /ˈpɑrti/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	party
he/she/it	parties
present participle	partying
past tense	partied
past participle	partied

1

party
or
party down
to have fun eating and drinking, dancing, etc. with other people
We’ve been partying all weekend.
Synonyms and related words
To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself
enjoy
like
delight in

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