Significant Other

Significant Other

Welcome to English in a minute!

Anything that is significant is important to you.

Let’s see if Anna and Jonathan have something important to say about this.

Did you get an invitation to Lita and Matt’s wedding?

I did and I think I’m going to bring my significant other.

Wait, you have a significant other? Since when?

Since… none of your business.

Okay, okay, Sorry I asked!

If you want to keep your private life private, fine.

“Significant other” is a term for a person’s partner in a romantic relationship.

It’s used formally in invitations to mean a person may bring their partner to the event.

“Significant other” can also be used if a person want to keep their private life secret.

And that’s English in a minute.