Party Definition

pärtē

partied, parties, partying

noun

parties

A group of people who have gathered to participate in an activity.

A search party.

American Heritage

A gathering for social entertainment, or the entertainment itself, often of a specific nature.

A birthday party, cocktail party.

Webster's New World

A group of people working together to establish or promote particular theories or principles of government which they hold in common; esp., an organized political group which seeks to elect its candidates to office and thus to direct government policies.

Webster's New World

A group of soldiers selected for a duty or mission.

A raiding party.

American Heritage

Any group of persons acting together.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

adjective

Of or having to do with a political party.

A party leader.

Webster's New World

Suitable for use at a social gathering.

Party dresses; a party hat.

American Heritage

For a social gathering.

Party clothes.

Webster's New World

(heraldry) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries.

An escutcheon party per pale.

Wiktionary

verb

partied, parties, partying

To celebrate or carouse at a party or similar gathering.

That night we partied until dawn.

American Heritage

To attend or hold social parties.

Webster's New World

To take part in social activity, as at a party, in an unrestrained, often boisterous manner, usually while drinking alcoholic beverages, taking drugs, etc.

Webster's New World

(intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.

We partied until the early hours.

Wiktionary

(intransitive, slang, euphemistic) To take recreational drugs.

Wiktionary

adverb

(obsolete) Partly.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Party

Noun

Singular:

party

Plural:

parties

Origin of Party

From Anglo-Norman partie, Old French partie, from Medieval Latin partita (“a part, party"), from Latin partita, feminine of partitus, past participle of partiri (“to divide"); see part.

From Wiktionary
Middle English partie part, side, group from Old French from feminine past participle of partir to divide from Latin partīre from pars part- part part

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English, from Old French parti (“parted"), from Latin partÄ«tus (“parted"), past participle of partiri (“to divide"). More at part.

From Wiktionary