apart
into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.
separately in place, time, motion, etc.: New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. Our birthdays are three days apart.
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.
separately or individually in consideration: each factor viewed apart from the others.
aside (used with a gerund or noun): Joking apart, what do you think?
having independent or unique qualities, features, or characteristics; separate (usually used following the noun it modifies): a class apart.
take apart,
to disassemble: to take a clock apart.
Informal. to criticize; attack: She was taken apart for her controversial stand.
to subject to intense examination: He will take your feeble excuses apart.
Idioms about apart
apart from, aside from; in addition to: Apart from other considerations, time is a factor.
Origin of apart
1Other words from apart
- a·part·ness, noun
Words Nearby apart
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How to use apart in a sentence
The key metric here is the aforementioned heart rate variability, or HRV, and WHOOP’s ability to calculate it sets it apart from other wearable fitness trackers.
How Data from a Little Wrist Strap Can Change Your Life | Outside Editors | October 23, 2020 | Outside OnlineCities have come apart before when confronted with the outbreak of disease.
The Self-Driving Car Is a Red Herring - Issue 92: Frontiers | Anthony Townsend | October 21, 2020 | NautilusThe starting point for that is to break things apart into these different phenomena like energy-harvesting, self-replication, et cetera.
The Physicist’s New Book of Life - Issue 92: Frontiers | Michael Brooks | October 21, 2020 | NautilusThe new electric Hummer should appeal to those seeking to stand apart from others, Williamson said.
An electric Hummer? Battery-powered trucks head to showrooms | Verne Kopytoff | October 21, 2020 | FortuneAfter it is cast and cooled down, the mold is dropped on a vibrating machine called the shakeout, which breaks the sand apart to reveal the pan.
The man, Joshua Kemp, told what police describe as “a bogus story that quickly fell apart.”
apart from the video, the Saraya Al-Khorasani group has made no official declaration that it is linked to Taghavi.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq | IranWire | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTDays away from her dream being fulfilled, it all fell apart.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake. | James Joiner | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe carpeting is worn, the furniture is falling apart, and the electricity is out for most of the day.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat sets him apart from so many of his contemporaries was his rare immunity from the influence of prevailing ideas.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler | John Henry Crosby | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMoreover, most of the burrows were only a few feet apart and no agonistic behavior was witnessed.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. KlaasNot a few of these are extremely beautiful, and are well worth growing on this account, quite apart from their peculiarity.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinHe went himself to the kitchen, which was a building apart from the cottages and lying to the rear of the house.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinAll Koreans pay great honour to their dead parents, and tablets to their memory are placed in some room set apart for the purpose.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeIt has a training value entirely apart from its practical value in that case.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
British Dictionary definitions for apart
/ (əˈpɑːt) /
to pieces or in pieces: he had the television apart on the floor
placed or kept separately or to one side for a particular purpose, reason, etc; aside (esp in the phrases set or put apart)
separate in time, place, or position; at a distance: he stood apart from the group; two points three feet apart
not being taken into account; aside: these difficulties apart, the project ran smoothly
individual; distinct; separate: a race apart
separately or independently in use, thought, or function: considered apart, his reasoning was faulty
apart from (preposition) besides; other than
Origin of apart
1- See also take apart, tell apart
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with apart
In addition to the idiom beginning with apart
- apart from
also see:
- come apart
- fall apart
- pick apart
- poles apart
- set apart
- take apart
- tear apart
- tell apart
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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