apart Definition
apart (ə pärt′)
adverb
- to one side; at a little distance; aside
- separately or away in place or time born two years apart
- reserved for a particular purpose
- separately or independently in function, use, etc. viewed apart
- in or to pieces to take a motor apart
- aside; notwithstanding all joking apart
Etymology: ME < OFr a part < L ad, to, at + partem, acc. of pars, a side, part
adjective
separated; not together: used in the predicate
apart Idioms
apart from
other than; besides
take apart
to reduce (a whole) to its parts
tell apart
to distinguish one from another
apart Synonyms
apart
modif.
Separated
disconnected, distant, disassociated; see separated.Aside
Distinct
separate, special, alone, isolated; see individual 1.Separately
freely, exclusively, singly, alone; see independently, individually.Into pieces
take apart
tell apart
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