Apart Definition

ə-pärt
adverb
At a distance in place, position, or time.
Railings spaced two feet apart; born three years apart.
American Heritage
To one side; at a little distance; aside.
Webster's New World
Away from another or others.
Grew apart over the years; decided to live apart.
American Heritage
Separately or away in place or time.
Born two years apart.
Webster's New World
In or into parts or pieces.
Split apart.
American Heritage
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adjective
Set apart; isolated. Used after a noun or in the predicate.
A people who have existed over the centuries as a world apart.
American Heritage
Separated; not together.
Webster's New World
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preposition
(following its objective complement) Apart from.
A handful of examples apart, an English preposition precedes its complement.
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Origin of Apart

  • Middle English from Old French a part a to (from Latin ad ad–) part side (from Latin pars part- part)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French à part.

    From Wiktionary

Apart Sentence Examples

  • They tore apart the palace and your cabin.

  • We can't let this fall apart on us, Ben.

  • I blew apart the last thug that tried to get in here.

  • I feel like we're drifting apart here.

  • You were born two years apart.

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Words Starting With

AAPAPA

Words Ending With

TRTART

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Words Starting With A and Ending With T

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