APART Definition & Meaning

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apart

[ uh-pahrt ]

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into pieces or parts; to pieces:
to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.
separately in place, time, motion, etc.:
New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. Our birthdays are three days apart.
to or at one side, with respect to place, purpose, or function:
to put money apart for education; to keep apart from the group out of pride.
separately or individually in consideration:
each factor viewed apart from the others.
aside (used with a gerund or noun):
Joking apart, what do you think?

having independent or unique qualities, features, or characteristics; separate (usually used following the noun it modifies):
a class apart.

apart

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to pieces or in pieces
he had the television apart on the floor
placed or kept separately or to one side for a particular purpose, reason, etc; aside (esp in the phrases set or put apart )
separate in time, place, or position; at a distance
two points three feet apart
he stood apart from the group
not being taken into account; aside
these difficulties apart, the project ran smoothly
individual; distinct; separate
a race apart
separately or independently in use, thought, or function
considered apart, his reasoning was faulty
apart from
preposition besides; other than

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Origin of apart¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Old French a part “to one side”; a- ⁵, part

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Origin of apart¹

C14: from Old French a part at (the) side

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apart from, aside from; in addition to:
Apart from other considerations, time is a factor.

In addition to the idiom beginning with apart , also see come apart ; fall apart ; pick apart ; poles apart ; set apart ; take apart ; tear apart ; tell apart .

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Over time, they adapted to murky, shallow rivers, developing traits that set them apart from their ocean-dwelling cousins.

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At the moment, though, the couple have been forced apart.

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Richard and Philip remained close throughout their lives apart from a two-year period when they were not in contact.

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For now, his family is among many here worrying that they could be torn apart by the courts.

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But “even as they were starting to drift apart, the songs were still astonishing.”

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