partition
🇺🇸
/pɑːrˈtɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/pɑːˈtɪʃn/
noun
R
A wall or screen that divides a room into separate areas.
We put up a partition to create two smaller rooms from one large space.
R
The act of dividing one country into two or more separate countries.
The partition of the country created new borders and governments.
verb
R
To divide something into separate parts or sections.
They decided to partition the large office into individual workstations.
translation
A wall or screen that divides a room into separate areas.; The act of dividing one country into two or more separate countries.
To divide something into separate parts or sections.
Word Forms
3rd Present
partitions
Past
partitioned
Perfect
partitioned
Progressive
partitioning
Plural
partitions