impart

American  

[im-pahrt] / ɪmˈpɑrt /

verb (used with object)

imparts, present (3rd person singular) imparted, past participle, past imparting present participle

1. to make known; tell; relate; disclose.

   to impart a secret.

   Synonyms:

   divulge, reveal

   Antonyms:

   conceal

2. to give; bestow; communicate.

   to impart knowledge.

   Synonyms:

   confer, cede, grant, transmit

3. to grant a part or share of.

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verb (used without object)

imparts, present (3rd person singular) imparted, past participle, past imparting present participle

1. to grant a part or share; share.

impart British  

/ ɪmˈpɑːt /

verb

1. to communicate (information); relate

2. to give or bestow (something, esp an abstract quality)

   to impart wisdom

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Synonym Usage

See communicate.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• impartation
  noun
• imparter
  noun
• impartment
  noun
• preimpart
  verb (used with object)
• impartable
  adjective
• self-imparting
  adjective
• unimparted
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• imparting
  present
• imparted
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• impart
  simple
• imparts
  simple
• have imparted
  perfect
• has imparted
  perfect
• am imparting
  progressive
• are imparting
  progressive
• is imparting
  progressive
• have been imparting
  perfect progressive
• has been imparting
  perfect progressive

Past

• imparted
  simple
• had imparted
  perfect
• was imparting
  progressive
• were imparting
  progressive
• had been imparting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will impart
  simple
• will have imparted
  perfect
• will be imparting
  progressive
• will have been imparting
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of impart

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin impartīre “to share”; see im- ¹, part

Explanation

Let me impart a little bit of knowledge to you about the word impart. It means to pass on, transmit, or bestow. If you share this with your study partner, you are imparting your new wisdom. Studying imparts confidence as well as information, long life imparts wisdom, and anise seed imparts the flavor of licorice. Your mother can impart the importance of dressing neatly each and every day. Though it shares a root with the word part, impart doesn't mean to split into pieces, but rather to divide or share with another. Let me impart this message to you — always do your part!

Example Sentences

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impart imparts imparted imparting

But readers ages 4 to 8 have nothing to fear, for the pickle has one last lesson to impart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Turner said it’s up to those veterans to impart that wisdom on the 13 who are playing in their first World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

"The photons spin in a corkscrew fashion, but more importantly, we can use these spinning photons to impart spin on electrons that are the heart of quantum computing."

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026

“They’ve had more years, more life experience and more opportunities to learn financial lessons, which translates into more guidance they can impart onto their kids,” Bohmfalk said.

From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026

I often spoke with Peter, knowing he would always impart words of wisdom in our lengthy heartfelt talks.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Still, “this access imparts both financial sovereignty and some important lessons,” Bohmfalk said.

From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026

The Founders didn’t conflate theology with virtue or believe religion has meaning without the underlying common morals it imparts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

In just 77 minutes, the film imparts immense wisdom about human nature and the stories that we take with us wherever we go.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025

This is his cue to begin exhaling, mindful that the amount of air in his lungs will affect the degree to which his body curls and the force he imparts on the snap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

I lifted up my head to look: the roof resolved to clouds, high and dim; the gleam was such as the moon imparts to vapours she is about to sever.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

There may be something similar with Judge Montgomery-Reeves: She worked closely with the Legal Aid Society’s Prisoners’ Rights project for several years, and I think that may have imparted a civil libertarian streak.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

My early investment disasters imparted some useful lessons:

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

In recent years, he imparted that wisdom through investor meetings and other public appearances.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025

I just loved the way she felt about her own life and imparted it to the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024

As he imparted this melancholy circumstance to Wemmick, Mr. Jaggers standing magisterially before the fire and taking no share in the proceedings, Mike’s eye happened to twinkle with a tear.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

He was celebrated during his lifetime for introducing a new way of painting -- depicting weighty, massive figures in three-dimensional space, while imparting his characters with a human expressiveness not seen before.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

"It's a way of imparting in things a functionality or response to other things to which it would otherwise not respond," Wilson explained.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026

Speaking to BBC News, Kutcher said he does not believe the film and TV industry is "imparting the need for aesthetic homogeny".

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

But what if new technology could allow him to reach more people directly, imparting wisdom that would improve their lives?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

“I am always less fortunate than Robert. Has he been imparting tender confidences?”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

Related Words

• communicate
• convey
• pass on
• transmit