Collocations for "partner"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "partner" in context.
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partner
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- her [business, dance, tennis, life] partner
- a [junior, senior, long-standing] partner
- [unmarried, married, civil] partners
- the [robber's, thief's] partner in crime
- didn't have a partner for the [dance, match, ball]
- pair up in partners
- [everyone, everybody] find a partner
- will have to [ask, consult] my partner
- you can [discuss it, confer] with your partner
- make sure your partner uses [contraception, condoms]
- a message from our [official] partners
- [workers', members'] partners are [welcome, invited]
- become a partner in the [company, law firm]
- [act, take part, invest] as a [sleeping, silent] partner
- partner [offices, organizations, programs, institutions, sites]
- partner up (together) for the [project, game]
- partner (together) with a [classmate, coworker]
- partner off in [twos, threes]
- (have) partnered to [provide, develop, produce, create]
- partnered for [growth, progress]
- partnered with the [company, organization, foundation]
- partnered her for the [show, dance, dinner]
- [need, want, looking for] someone to partner me
'partner' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
addicted
- affection
- approve
- associated
- balance
- become
- better
- birth
- chat
- cheat
- choose
- confer
- constant
- conversation
- discuss
- divorce
- enthusiastic
- face
- faithful
- firm
- folk
- foreign
- formerly
- growth
- ideal
- investment
- lesbian
- life
- lingerie
- live
- loving
- maintenance
- mentor
- mother
- nagging
- orgasm
- out
- passionate
- pick
- preferred
- program
- psychology
- quarrel
- reaction
- relative
- reunion
- rim
- romantic
- run
- satisfy