apart
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /əˈpɑː(ɹ)t/
  • (GA) IPA: /əˈpɑɹt/, enPR: ə-pärt′
Adverb

apart

  1. Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Psalms 4:3 ↗:
      But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself.
  2. separately, exclusively, not together
    Consider the two propositions apart.
  3. Aside; away.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, James 1:21 ↗:
      Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
  4. In or into two or more parts.
    We took the computer apart and put it back together.
Synonyms Antonyms Translations Translations Translations Translations
  • French: en morceaux, en pièces
  • German: entzwei, in Stücke
  • Italian: a pezzi
  • Russian: на ча́сти
Synonyms Adjective

apart (not comparable)

  1. Exceptional, distinct.
    a world apart
  2. Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.
Noun
  1. Misspelling of a [[part]]



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