impart
Americanverb (used with object)
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imparts,
present (3rd person singular)
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imparted,
past participle, past
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imparting
present participle
verb (used without object)
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imparts,
present (3rd person singular)
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imparted,
past participle, past
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imparting
present participle
verb
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to communicate (information); relate
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to give or bestow (something, esp an abstract quality)
to impart wisdom
Synonym Usage
See communicate.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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impartationnoun
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imparternoun
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impartmentnoun
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preimpartverb (used with object)
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impartableadjective
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self-impartingadjective
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unimpartedadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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impartsimple
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impartssimple
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have impartedperfect
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has impartedperfect
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am impartingprogressive
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are impartingprogressive
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is impartingprogressive
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have been impartingperfect progressive
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has been impartingperfect progressive
Past
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impartedsimple
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had impartedperfect
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was impartingprogressive
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were impartingprogressive
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had been impartingperfect progressive
Future
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!
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Example Sentences
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"It's how we impart what we believe, and we pour our hearts and our souls into what we make."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
And inside their homes, parents find ways to impart their own lessons, translating trauma into family history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
I am hoping you can impart some practical, real-world knowledge on this subject.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Is there some knowledge I’m desperate to impart?
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Still, “this access imparts both financial sovereignty and some important lessons,” Bohmfalk said.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
One Manchester United-related revelation which Coogan imparts is that, in 1997, he was present at a historic football/pop culture crossover moment.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
“That already imparts a scarcity that, in a world of easy, accessible overconsumption, can be used in service of status.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 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
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
It isn’t the sin that makes Rowan erupt but Olivia’s failure to live by the most important lesson he’s ever imparted.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
His skill, work ethic and knowledge are imparted in the meeting room and on the field, edge rusher Byron Young said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
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
The brilliant white stakes that marked the perimeters of buildings imparted to the land the look of a Civil War burial ground.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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
My voices would have been seen as the voices of ancestors imparting wisdom.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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