apart
31apart*/*/*/ — [əˈpɑːt] grammar word summary: Apart can be: ■ an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. ■ used after the verb ‘to be : I m never happy when we re apart. ■ used in the preposition phrase apart from: Everyone was there apart from Ann. 1) at a… …
32apart — apartness, n. /euh pahrt /, adv. 1. into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay. 2. separately in place, time, motion, etc.: New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. Our birthdays are three …
33apart — a•part [[t]əˈpɑrt[/t]] adv. 1) into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; falling apart from decay[/ex] 2) separated or away from in place, time, or motion: The cities are thousands of miles apart[/ex] 3) to or at one side, with… …
34apart — adj., adv. 1) to fall apart 2) to tell apart 3) apart from (apart from everything else) * * * [ə pɑːt] to fall apart to tell apart apart from (apart from everything else) …
35apart — /əˈpat / (say uh paht) adverb 1. in pieces, or to pieces: to take a watch apart. 2. separately or aside in motion, place, or position. 3. to or at one side, with respect to purpose or function: to set something apart. 4. separately or… …
36apart — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French a part, literally, to one side Date: 14th century 1. a. at a little distance < tried to keep apart from the family squabbles > b. away from one another in space or time < towns 20 miles apart …
37apart — adverb 1) the villages are two miles apart Syn: away from each other, distant from each other 2) Isabel stood apart Syn: to one side, aside, separately, alone, by oneself/itself 3) his parents are living apart …
38apart — adv. 1 separately; not together (keep your feet apart). 2 into pieces (came apart in my hands). 3 a to or on one side. b out of consideration (placed after noun : joking apart). 4 to or at a distance. Phrases and idioms: apart from 1 excepting;… …
39apart — 1. adverb /əˈpɑː(ɹ)t,əˈpəɹt/ a) Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside. Others apart sat on a hill retired. b) In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or… …
40apart — See: JOKING ASIDE or JOKING APART, POLES APART, TELL APART …
