See more synonyms for apart on Thesaurus.com- 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 (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.
- apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides: Apart from other considerations, time is a factor.
Origin of apart
1350–1400; Middle English <
Old French a part to one side. See
a-5,
part Related formsa·part·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for apart
aside,
afar,
alone,
aloof,
away,
disconnected,
distant,
distinct,
exclusively,
freely,
independent,
independently,
individually,
isolated,
separated,
separately,
singly,
special
Examples from the Web for apart
Contemporary Examples of apart
Apart from the video, the Saraya Al-Khorasani group has made no official declaration that it is linked to Taghavi.
What sets him apart from so many of his contemporaries was his rare immunity from the influence of prevailing ideas.
Apart from his wheels, Hamzat was living with few comforts and little cash.
They are never portraits of specific individuals who might interest us, even visually, apart from their pictorial roles.
Apart from the outfits, of course, some of which have been quite outlandish.
Historical Examples of apart
They were apart from the others and for the moment unnoticed.
I am considering them apart, and confining myself wholly to the words of the song.
At any rate, the fact is that she was not buried with him, but apart from him; he had seen to that.
He has got to paint them so you can tell them apart the minute you look at them, hain't he?
Only this, she and another were like one, always, apart from the others.
British Dictionary definitions for apartadjective, adverb (postpositive)- to pieces or in pieceshe 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 distancehe stood apart from the group; two points three feet apart
- not being taken into account; asidethese difficulties apart, the project ran smoothly
- individual; distinct; separatea race apart
- separately or independently in use, thought, or functionconsidered apart, his reasoning was faulty
- apart from (preposition) besides; other than
Word Origin for apart
C14: from Old French a part at (the) side
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Word Origin and History for apartadv.late 14c., from Old French à part "to the side," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + partem, accusative of pars "a side" (see part (n.)).
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Idioms and Phrases with apartIn 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® Idioms Dictionary
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