Apart
/əˈpɑːrt/
adverbBeginner🔥Very CommonLocation
2 meanings1 idiom/phrase1 question
Definitions
2 meanings1
Separated or distant from each other in space, time, or relation.
/əˈpɑːrt/
adverbneutralBeginner
Location
Separated by a distance
They lived miles apart.
💡 Simply: Not together; separated.
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The two issues are quite apart.
How It's Used
General
"The two houses stand apart."
2
Into separate pieces or parts.
/əˈpɑːrt/
adverbneutralBeginner
Action
In separate pieces or parts
The engine was taken apart for repairs.
💡 Simply: To separate into pieces.
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The instructions showed how to take the toy apart.
How It's Used
General
"Take the machine apart to clean it."
Tip:Think of taking something 'apart' piece by piece.
Idioms & expressions
fall apart
To collapse or break down.
"The old building is falling apart."
From Middle English *a part, from Old English *on þæm dæle.
The word 'apart' has been used in English for centuries, maintaining its core meaning of separation.
Memory tip
Think of 'a part' being separated from another 'part'.
Word Origin
LanguageOld English
Original meaning
"on that part"
set apartfall aparttear apartpull apart
Common misspellings
a partaprt
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