partition1 nounpartition2 verb
partitionpar‧ti‧tion1 /pɑːˈtɪʃən $ pər-, pɑːr-/ noun 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINpartition1
ExamplesOrigin:
1400-1500 French, Latin partitio, from partire; ➔ PART2EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- He said they had national characteristics and that partition would be disastrous.
- I almost do not hear the women pleading behind the partition.
- Now they slept with Timmy's cot wedged between the partition and his bed.
- Richard, like a good commander, sensed the uneasiness of the meeting, even through the solid teak partition.
- The soldiers, so far, had also not taken behind the partition any women with children.
- Then I heard quiet footsteps moving behind the partition wall.
- When a new item is to be added to the partition, it is added at the top.
- When we hear Frau Braun coming, I hastily drop the gauze over the cradle and hide behind the partition.
THESAURUS► wall
Collocations an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another or surrounds an area: · The estate is surrounded by high stone walls.· a brick wall
► fence a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land: · The garden was surrounded by an old wooden fence.· the chain link fence around the school
► railings a metal fence that is made of a series of upright bars: · the iron railings in front of the house· The boy was leaning over the railing on the side of the boat.
► barrier a type of fence or gate that prevents people from moving in a particular direction: · A guard stood near the barrier.· The police had put up barriers to keep the crowd under control.
► screen a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another: · the screen around his hospital bed· a Japanese bamboo screen· a fire screen (=that you put near a fire)
► partition a thin wall that separates one part of a room from another: · The room was divided into two by a thin partition.· The offices are separated by partitions and you can hear everything that is said in the next office.
► barricade a line of objects that people have put across a road, to prevent people getting past, especially as part of a protest: · The soldiers used tanks to smash through the barricades.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► glass
Word family· Through the glass partition they would see the pharmacologist busy in the dispensary.· She stood against the glass partition by the double-leaved doors with the violin and the suitcase wedged behind her calves.· Of the many directives gummed to the glass partition, one took the trouble to thank me for not smoking.· I had begun to feel that there was some sort of glass partition between me and the rest of the world.· No glass partition, much less chance of Creed noticing anything unusual.· They are linked by a glass partition door which may be opened if required.· A glass partition in the typing-pool imploded with a shattering roar.
► wall· Then I heard quiet footsteps moving behind the partition wall.· There was a card game next door whose progress he could hear through the partition wall.· Larry knocked down the partition wall between the dining-room and the kitchen.· One way of tackling the conversion is to build a stud partition wall.
WORD FAMILYnounpartcounterpartpartingpartitionadjectivepartialpartingpartadverbpartpartiallypartlyverbpartpartition
1[countable] a thin wall that separates one part of a room from another2[uncountable] the action of separating a country into two or more independent countriespartition of
the partition of Indiapartition1 nounpartition2 verb
partitionpartition2 verb [transitive + into] Verb TableVERB TABLE
partition
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | partition |
| he, she, it | partitions | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | partitioned |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have partitioned |
| he, she, it | has partitioned | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had partitioned |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will partition |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have partitioned |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am partitioning |
| he, she, it | is partitioning | |
| you, we, they | are partitioning | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was partitioning |
| you, we, they | were partitioning | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been partitioning |
| he, she, it | has been partitioning | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been partitioning |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be partitioning |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been partitioning |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Word family- Korea was partitioned at the 38th Parallel after World War II.
- A makeshift chapel is partitioned off in the corner of the lowest security dorm.
- A section at the back of the warehouse was partitioned off.
- At that time the country was partitioned among wartime allied powers.
- Drive 1, the primary master, is partitioned into three.
- For large networks, multiple boards can be used to partition the computations even more.
- Their aim was to partition the set of pictures by the shapes of the engines and wagons.
WORD FAMILYnounpartcounterpartpartingpartitionadjectivepartialpartingpartadverbpartpartiallypartlyverbpartpartition
to divide a country, building, or room into two or more partspartition something ↔ off phrasal verb to divide part of a room from the rest by using a partition: They partitioned off part of the living room to make a study.