apart

See also appart

English

Etymology

From French à part; (Latin ad) + part (“part”). See part.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈpɑː(ɹ)t/, SAMPA: /@"pa:(r)t/
• (US) IPA: /əˈpəɹt/

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Adverb

apart (comparative more apart, superlative most apart)

1. Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Milton

     Others apart sat on a hill retired.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Ps. iv. 3.

     The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself.

2. In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently

   Consider the two propositions apart.

3. Aside; away.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Jas. i. 21.

     Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness.

   • (Can we date this quote?) John Keble

     Let Pleasure go, put Care apart.

4. In two or more parts; asunder; to piece

   to take a piece of machinery apart.

Antonyms

• together

Derived terms

terms derived from apart (adverb)

apartness apart from fall apart pull apart

set apart take apart tell apart worlds apart

Translations

Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside

Bulgarian: настрана (bg), отделно (bg) Finnish: syrjässä Indonesian: terlepas (id) Latin: segregatim (la)

Portuguese: à parte (pt) Scottish Gaelic: air leth (gd) Spanish: aparte (es), separadamente (es)

In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately

Bulgarian: поотделно (bg) Finnish: erillään (fi) Indonesian: terlepas (id)

Latin: segregatim (la) Portuguese: à parte (pt) Scottish Gaelic: air leth (gd)

Aside; away

Bulgarian: настрана (bg) Latin: segregatim (la) Portuguese: à parte (pt)

Scottish Gaelic: air leth (gd) Spanish: aparte (es)

In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; as, to take a piece of machinery apart

Finnish: erillään (fi)

Latin: segregatim (la)

Preposition

apart

1. (following its objective complement) apart from.

   A handful of examples apart, an English preposition precedes its complement.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Adjective

apart (comparative aparter, superlative apartst)

1. separate

   Over het algemeen vindt men vier kleuren in een inkjetprinter. Zwart zit bijna altijd in een aparte cartridge, de andere kleuren kunnen ook in één cartridge zitten. — In general one finds four colors in an inkjet printer. Black sits almost always in a separate cartridge, the other colors can also sit in a single cartridge.

Derived terms

• apartheid

Anagrams

• praat, raapt

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German

Etymology

From French à part

Adjective

apart (comparative aparter, superlative am apartesten)

1. fancy, distinctive