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| 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. |
| apart from prep. With the exception of; besides: Apart from a few scratches, the car was undamaged. |
apart from
Also, aside from. Besides, except for. For example, Apart from jogging occasionally in the park, she gets no exercise, or Aside from Sunday dinner with his parents they have not gone out for months. The first term dates from the early 1600s, the variant from the early 1800s.
