apart

[ uh-pahrt ]

/ əˈpɑrt /

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adverb

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?

adjective

having independent or unique qualities, features, or characteristics (usually used following the noun it modifies): a class apart.

Verb Phrases

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.

Nearby words

apaporis, aparalytic, aparavidya, aparejo, aparri, apart, apart from, apartheid, aparthotel, apartment, apartment building

Idioms

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 forms

a·part·ness, noun

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Apart from the video, the Saraya Al-Khorasani group has made no official declaration that it is linked to Taghavi.
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Apart from his wheels, Hamzat was living with few comforts and little cash.
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Apart from the outfits, of course, some of which have been quite outlandish.
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Apart from this discussion, a visit from you would be always acceptable.
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They lived beyond the years of women,—but their lives were spent in acts of holiness, apart from grandeur's train.
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Apart from that, I like your abb as well as I do any of them.
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The Duke put his arm around him to support him, but the cuirassiers surged against them and tore them apart.
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British Dictionary definitions for apart

apart

/ (əˈpɑːt) /

adjective, 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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Idioms and Phrases with apart

apart

In addition to the idiom beginning with apart

apart from

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come apart
fall apart
pick apart
poles apart
set apart
take apart
tear apart
tell apart