part
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house;to glue the two parts together.
an essential or integral attribute or quality: a sense of humor is part of a healthy personality.
a section or division of a literary work.
a portion, member, or organ of an animal body.
any of a number of more or less equal quantities that compose a whole or into which a whole is divided: Use two parts sugar to one part cocoa.
an allotted portion; share.
Usually parts.
a region, quarter, or district: a journey to foreign parts.
a quality or attribute establishing the possessor as a person of importance or superior worth: Being both a diplomat and a successful businesswoman, she is widely regarded as a woman of parts.
either of the opposing sides in a contest, question, agreement, etc.
the dividing line formed in separating the hair of the head and combing it in different directions.
a constituent piece of a machine or tool either included at the time of manufacture or set in place as a replacement for the original piece.
Music.
the written or printed matter extracted from the score that a single performer or section uses in the performance of concerted music: a horn part.
a section or division of a composition: the allegro part of the first movement.
participation, interest, or concern in something; role: The neighbors must have had some part in planning the surprise party.
a person's share in or contribution to some action; duty, function, or office: You must do your part if we're to finish by tonight.
a character or role acted in a play or sustained in real life.
to divide into shares; distribute in parts; apportion.
to put or keep apart; separate: They parted the calves from the herd.
Metallurgy.
to separate (silver) from gold in refining.
to cut (one part) away from a piece, as an end from a billet.
to keep the surface of (a casting) separate from the sand of the mold.
Obsolete. to leave.
to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave: The oil tanker parted amidships.
to go or come apart; separate, as two or more things.
to go apart from or leave one another, as persons: We'll part no more.
to be or become separated from something else (usually followed by from).
Nautical. to break or become torn apart, as a cable.
to depart.
to die.
Idioms about part
for one's part, as far as concerns one: For my part, you can do whatever you please.
in good part,
without offense; in a good-natured manner; amiably: She was able to take teasing in good part.
to a great extent; largely: His success is in good part ascribable to dogged determination.
on the part of, : Also on one's part.
so far as pertains to or concerns one: He expressed appreciation on the part of himself and his colleagues.
as done or manifested by: attention on the part of the audience.
part and parcel, an essential, necessary, or integral part: Her love for her child was part and parcel of her life.
part company,
to bid farewell or go separate ways; leave one another.
to dissolve a personal affiliation, relationship, etc., especially because of irreconcilable differences.
to disagree.
take part, to participate; share or partake: They refused to take part in any of the activities of the community.
Origin of part
1synonym study For part
Other words for part
Opposites for part
Other words from part
- mul·ti·part, adjective
- subpart, noun
Other definitions for part. (2 of 2)
participial.
participle.
particular.
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How to use part in a sentence
Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical | Stereo Williams | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor his part, Bratton is disappointed but not surprised that the same narrative is already being mapped onto Fry and Spencer.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is also important to avoid using the pope as part of a marketing strategy.
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds | Barbie Latza Nadeau | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe third suspect, an 18-year-old named Hamyd Mourad, who turned himself in, is part of the same extended family.
On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThe countries about the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and its adjoining waters.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftTo see a part of my scheme, from which I had hoped so much, go wrong before my eyes is maddening!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThanks to Berthier's admirable system, Bonaparte was kept in touch with every part of his command.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonNothing but an extreme love of truth could have hindered me from concealing this part of my story.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift
British Dictionary definitions for part (1 of 2)
/ (pɑːt) /
a piece or portion of a whole
an integral constituent of something: dancing is part of what we teach
an amount less than the whole; bit: they only recovered part of the money
(as modifier): an old car in part exchange for a new one
one of several equal or nearly equal divisions: mix two parts flour to one part water
an actor's role in a play
the speech and actions which make up such a role
a written copy of these
a person's proper role or duty: everyone must do his part
(often plural) region; area: you're well known in these parts
anatomy any portion of a larger structure
a component that can be replaced in a machine, engine, etc: spare parts
US, Canadian and Australian the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions: British equivalent: parting
music
one of a number of separate melodic lines making up the texture of music
one of such melodic lines, which is assigned to one or more instrumentalists or singers: the viola part; the soprano solo part
such a line performed from a separately written or printed copy: See part song
for the most part generally
for one's part as far as one is concerned
in part to some degree; partly
of many parts having many different abilities
on the part of on behalf of
part and parcel an essential ingredient
play a part
to pretend to be what one is not
(foll by in) to have something to do (with); be instrumental (in): to play a part in the king's downfall
take in good part to respond to (teasing) with good humour
take part in to participate in
take someone's part to support someone in an argument
to divide or separate from one another; take or come apart: to part the curtains; the seams parted when I washed the dress
to go away or cause to go away from one another; stop or cause to stop seeing each other: the couple parted amicably
(intr foll by from) to leave; say goodbye (to)
(intr foll by with) to relinquish, esp reluctantly: I couldn't part with my teddy bear
(tr foll by from) to cause to relinquish, esp reluctantly: he's not easily parted from his cash
(intr) to split; separate: the path parts here
(tr) to arrange (the hair) in such a way that a line of scalp is left showing
(intr) a euphemism for die 1 (def. 1)
(intr) archaic to depart
part company
to end a friendship or association, esp as a result of a quarrel; separate: they were in partnership, but parted company last year
(foll by with) to leave; go away from; be separated from
to some extent; partly
Origin of part
1- See also parts
British Dictionary definitions for part. (2 of 2)
participle
particular
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Other Idioms and Phrases with part
In addition to the idioms beginning with part
- part and parcel
- part company
- parting of the ways
- parting shot
- part with
- party line
also see:
- best part of
- better half (part of)
- discretion is the better part of valor
- do one's bit (part)
- fool and his money are soon parted
- for one's part
- for the most part
- in good part
- in part
- take part
- take someone's part
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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