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part

UK/pɑːt/ US/pɑɹt/ very common us
noun (12) adverb (1) verb (5)

noun

1.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

  • “he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself”
  • “I read a portion of the manuscript”
  • “the smaller component is hard to reach”
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2.

the extended spatial location of something

  • “the farming regions of France”
  • “religions in all parts of the world”
  • “regions of outer space”
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3.

so far as concerns the actor specified

  • “it requires vigilance on our part”
  • “they resisted every effort on his part”
4.

something less than the whole of a human artifact

  • “the rear part of the house”
  • “glue the two parts together”
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5.

one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

  • “the written part of the exam”
  • “the finance section of the company”
  • “the BBC”
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6.

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

  • “the function of a teacher”
  • “the government must do its part”
  • “play its role”
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7.

a portion of a natural object

  • “they analyzed the river into three parts”
  • “he needed a piece of granite”
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8.

an actor''s portrayal of someone in a play

  • “she played the part of Desdemona”
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9.

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

  • “he wanted his share in cash”
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10.

any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor

  • “I am proud of my contribution to the team”
  • “;”
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11.

the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music

  • “he tried to sing the tenor part”
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12.

a line where the hair is parted

  • “his part was right in the middle”

adverb

1.

in part; in some degree; not wholly

  • “I felt partly to blame”
  • “He was partially paralyzed”
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verb

1.

go one''s own away; move apart

  • “The friends separated after the party”
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2.

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

  • “The business partners broke over a tax question”
  • “The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”
  • “My friend and I split up”
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3.

leave

  • “The family took off for Florida”
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4.

come apart

  • “The two pieces that we had glued separated”
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5.

force, take, or pull apart

  • “He separated the fighting children”
  • “Moses parted the Red Sea”
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Origin

From Middle English part, from Old English part (“part”) and Old French part (“part”); both from Latin partem, accusative of pars (“piece, portion, share, side, party, faction, role, character, lot, fate, task, lesson, part, member”), from Proto-Indo-European *par-, *per- (“to sell, exchange”). Akin to Latin portiō (“a portion, part”), parāre (“to make ready, prepare”). Displaced Middle English del, dele (“part”) (from Old English dǣl (“part, distribution”) > Modern English deal (“portion; amount”)), Middle English dale, dole (“part, portion”) (from Old English dāl (“portion”) > Modern English dole), Middle English sliver (“part, portion”) (from Middle English sliven (“to cut, cleave”), from Old English (tō)slifan (“to split”)).

Phrases

  • a fool and his money are soon parted
  • art and part
  • auto part
  • bad part of town
  • bairn's part
  • be part of life's rich pageant
  • be part of life's rich pattern
  • be part of life's rich tapestry
  • best part of
  • part brass rags
  • part company
  • part ways

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