apart
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a·part 
[uh-pahrt] Pronunciation Key
[uh-pahrt] Pronunciation Key –adverb
–adjective
—Verb phrase
—Idiom
| 1. | into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay. |
| 2. | separately in place, time, motion, etc.: New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. Our birthdays are three days apart. |
| 3. | to or at one side, with respect to place, purpose, or function: to put money apart for education; to keep apart from the group out of pride. |
| 4. | separately or individually in consideration: each factor viewed apart from the others. |
| 5. | aside (used with a gerund or noun): Joking apart, what do you think? |
| 6. | having independent or unique qualities, features, or characteristics (usually used following the noun it modifies): a class apart. |
| 7. | take apart,
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| 8. | apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides: Apart from other considerations, time is a factor. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| a·part
(ə-pärt') Pronunciation Key
adv.
adj. Set apart; isolated. Used after a noun or in the predicate: a people who have existed over the centuries as a world apart. [Middle English, from Old French a part : a, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + part, side (from Latin pars, part-; see part).] a·part'ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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apart
c.1380, from O.Fr. à part "to the side," from L. ad "to" + partem acc. of pars "a side."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| apart | |
adjective | |
| 1. | remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" |
| 2. | having characteristics not shared by others; "scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush |
adverb | |
| 1. | separated or at a distance in place or position or time; "These towns are many miles apart"; "stood with his legs apart"; "born two years apart" |
| 2. | not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" |
| 3. | away from another or others; "they grew apart over the years"; "kept apart from the group out of shyness"; "decided to live apart" |
| 4. | placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" [syn: aside] |
| 5. | one from the other; "people can't tell the twins apart" |
| 6. | into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder" |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
apart
In addition to the idiom beginning with apart, also see come apart; fall apart; pick apart; poles apart; set apart; take apart; tear apart; tell apart.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Apart
A*part"\, adv. [F. [`a] part; (L. ad) + part part. See Part.]1. Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside. Others apart sat on a hill retired. --Milton. The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself. --Ps. iv. 3. 2. In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently; as, consider the two propositions apart. 3. Aside; away. "Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness." --Jas. i. 21. Let Pleasure go, put Care apart. --Keble. 4. In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; as, to take a piece of machinery apart.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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