partial
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˈpɑːrʃəl/
- Prior to that, she'd been partial to Gilbert and Sullivan and the Beatles.
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Watch on YouTubeBut then I'm also partial to a tie in a suit.
- But then I'm also partial to a tie in a suit.
- To say I'm partial to opaque objects.
- They have big flowers that don't fade and I just, I'm I'm partial to that color.
- Then we got so if you watch Power Rangers, I think I was a little partial to the Pink Ranger, but Yellow Ranger was pretty awesome too.
- Riley made me realise that I am partial to a bitter puss.
Examples
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There is one Ethan Allen story that I'm very partial to.
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Some of you must be partial to a bacon sarnie?
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I am quite partial to them, actually.
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But then I'm also partial to a tie in a suit.
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There was that period you went through, where you were partial to salmon.
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I'm terribly partial to animals.
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I'm kind of partial to blonde myself.
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Not that I don't love the West Coast, but I'm sort of partial to the East.
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I'm partial to Oscar Wilde's version.
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I'm really partial to chocolate ice cream; it's my favorite dessert.
Synonyms
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1.0
Like someone or something in a warm way
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3.7
Feeling close to someone or something
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8.0
Too kind to someone and not strict when they behave badly
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Compounds
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9.9
A medical procedure late in pregnancy where the unborn baby is partly delivered and then removed
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5.9
An event when one object in the sky blocks only part of another, leaving some still visible
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9.6
An equation that shows how a value changes when two or more things change
- Jargon
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8.7
A decision that says a person is guilty of some crimes but not others in the same trial
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8.7
How fast a function with two or more variables changes when one variable changes and others stay the same
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7.7
How two things are related after removing the effect of a third thing
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7.5
A break of a contract that does not end it but lets the harmed person ask for money
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5.5
In a gas mixture, total pressure equals the sum of pressures each gas would make alone
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Total pressure of a gas mixture equals sum of pressures each gas would have alone under the same conditions
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A method to measure the relationship between two ranked variables while keeping other variables the same
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A higher sound made when the main note vibrates a whole number of times
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A thin skin that covers a young mushroom and breaks to leave a ring on the stem
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Etymology
Partial used in the phrase 'partial to' means you like something. A helpful way to remember this is to think you keep a 'part' of your heart for it.