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• past participle of part.
• past tense form of part.

parted

American  

[par-tid] / ˈpær tɪd /

adjective

1. divided into parts; cleft.

2. divided by a part.

   parted hair.

3. set or kept apart; separated.

4. Botany. (of a leaf ) separated into rather distinct portions by incisions that extend nearly to the midrib or the base.

5. Heraldry. party.

6. Archaic. dead; deceased.

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parted British  

/ ˈpɑːtɪd /

adjective

1. botany divided almost to the base

   parted leaves

2. heraldry showing two coats of arms divided by a vertical central line

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Other Word Forms

• partedness
  noun
• unparted
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of parted

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at part, -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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parted

The same month that news of the scandal broke, ABC parted ways with the anchors, and they deactivated their social media accounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"We have parted ways with three individuals," OpenAI told AFP in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Puth also parted ways with his Trousdale Estates property in 2024—the same year he and Sansone exchanged vows in Montecito.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

He had been part of the McLaren driver development programme for several years until they parted ways at the end of last season.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

A herd of baby strollers parted the mass of bodies and ripped our hands apart.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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