Definitions for apart
əˈpɑrtapart

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apart(p), isolated, obscureadjective

   remote and separate physically or socially

   "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"

2. apart(p)adverb

   having characteristics not shared by others

   "scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush

3. apartadverb

   separated or at a distance in place or position or time

   "These towns are many miles apart"; "stood with his legs apart"; "born two years apart"

4. apart, asideadverb

   not taken into account or excluded from consideration

   "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"

5. apartadverb

   away from another or others

   "they grew apart over the years"; "kept apart from the group out of shyness"; "decided to live apart"

6. aside, apartadverb

   placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

   "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"

7. apartadverb

   one from the other

   "people can't tell the twins apart"

8. apart, asunderadverb

   into parts or pieces

   "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apartadverb

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

2. apartadverb

   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. apartadverb

   Aside; away.

4. apartadverb

   In two or more parts; asunder; to piece

   to take a piece of machinery apart.

5. apartpreposition

   apart from.

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

6. Etymology: From à part; (ad) + part. See part.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apartadverb

   Etymology: apart, Fr.

   1. Separately from the rest in place.

   Since I enter into that question, it behoveth me to give reason for my opinion, with circumspection; because I walk aside, and in a way apart from the multitude. Walter Raleigh, History.

   The party discerned, that the earl of Essex would never serve their turn, they resolved to have another army apart, that should be at their devotion. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   2. In a state of distinction; as, to set apart for any use.

   He is so very figurative, that he requires a grammar apart, to construe him. Dryden.

   The tyrant shall demand yon sacred load,
   And gold and vessels set apart for God. Matthew Prior.

   3. Distinctly.

   Moses first nameth heaven and earth, putting waters but in the third place, as comprehending waters in the word earth; but afterwards he nameth them apart. Walter Raleigh, History.

   4. At a distance; retired from the other company.

   So please you, madam,
   To put apart these your attendants, I
   Shall bring Emilia forth. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

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1. apart

   Apart can be used as an adverb to mean "separate, in a different location, or at a distance." It suggests a physical or metaphorical separation between objects, people, or ideas.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apartadverb

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

2. Apartadverb

   in a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently; as, consider the two propositions apart

3. Apartadverb

   aside; away

4. Apartadverb

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

5. Etymology: [F. part; (L. ad) + part part. See Part.]

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1. Apart

   Apart is the seventh album by composer Paul Schütze, released in 1995 through Virgin Records.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apart

   a-pärt′, adv. separately: aside: asunder, parted: separate: away from all employment: out of consideration, not considered for the moment (with from).—n. Apart′ness.—To set apart, to separate, consecrate. [Fr. à part—L. a parte, from the part or side.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apart' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2915

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apart' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3106

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apart' in Adverbs Frequency: #224

Anagrams for apart »

1. trapa

How to pronounce apart?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of apart in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of apart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of apart in a Sentence

1. Ronit Lupu:

   On completion of the excavations at Shu?fat, it is quite evident that there was a thriving settlement in the Jerusalem area in ancient times. Thousands of years later, the buildings uncovered are of a standard that would not fall short of Jerusalem’s architecture, this discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported.

2. Italo Calvino:

   The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins.

3. Catherine Drinker Bowen:

   Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in the mirror which waits always before or behind.

4. Thomas Jaeger:

   It's incredible to see them squabbling like kindergarten children, merkel said all along it's better to ignore them, and it's good news for her that they're tearing themselves apart.

5. Jackie Trad:

   Apart from Sunshine Coast, we are still seeing fires right throughout the state.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=apart
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Apart
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=apart
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apart
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=apart
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=apart