Meaning of part in English

The old city around the cathedral is the most colorful part of town.
Detach the lower part of the form from this letter and return it to the above address.
This part of the book isn't very interesting, so I'm going to skip over it.
It's a real fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts.
Each part of the organization operates independently of the others.

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part noun (INVOLVEMENT)

take part

to be involved in an activity with other people:

She doesn't usually take part in any of the class activities.

[ U ]

involvement in or responsibility for an activity, or action:

He admitted his part in the robbery.

I want no part in/of your crazy plans!

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part noun (HAIR)

[ C ] US

(UK parting)

a line on someone's head made by brushing the hair in two different directions:

a center/side part

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Idioms

be part and parcel of something
the best/better part of
dress/look/act the part
on the part of someone/on someone's part
part of the furniture
take someone's part

part

verb

/pɑːrt/ uk

/pɑːt/

C2 [ I or T ]

to separate or cause something or someone to separate:

The curtains parted, revealing a darkened stage.

To be parted from him even for two days made her sad.

[ T ]

If you part your hair, you arrange it so that it falls on either side of your head by separating it with a line down the middle or on one side.

C2 [ I ] formal

If two people part, they leave each other, often at the end of a relationship:

I'm afraid we parted on very bad terms.

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Idiom

part company

Phrasal verb

part with something

part

adverb

/pɑːrt/ uk

/pɑːt/

partly:

He's part African - his father was born in Somalia.

The final exam is part spoken and part written.

Synonyms

partially

partly

Opposites

completely
entirely
totally
wholly

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part

adjective [ before noun ]

/pɑːrt/ uk

/pɑːt/

not total or complete:

He's (a) part owner of a racehorse.

Part payment is better than no payment.

Synonym

partial

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He had a part share in a bicycle workshop in Nottingham.
His trip to Egypt was part vacation and part official state visit.
We don't know what's the whole truth and what's part truth.

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(Definition of part from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

part | Intermediate English

part

noun

/pɑrt/

part noun (SOME)

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[ C/U ]

some but not all of something larger or greater:

[ U ] I could only eat part of my dinner.

[ C ] Parts of the movie were good.

[ U ] Surgeons had to remove part of his lung.

[ U ] Part of the problem is that she doesn’t like her boss very much.

part noun (SEPARATE PIECE)

[ C ]

a separate piece or unit of something, esp. a piece that combines with other pieces to form the whole of something:

The garage stocks auto parts from all current car models.

[ C ]

A part is also one of two or more equal measures of something:

Mix one part vinegar with three parts olive oil.

[ C ]

A part is also a single broadcast of a series of television programs or a division of a story:

Part three will be broadcast Tuesday.

part noun (INVOLVEMENT)

[ C usually sing ]

involvement in or responsibility for an activity or action:

He admitted his part in the robbery.

It was a mistake on Julia’s part (= she was responsible).

[ C usually sing ]

A part in a movie or play is one of its characters, or the words written for that character:

She plays the part of Lady Macbeth.

Ben is learning his part for the school play.

part noun (HAIR)

[ C ]

a line formed by the hair on a person’s head where the hair is divided

partly

adverb [ not gradable ] us

/ˈpɑrt·li/

The house is partly owned by her father.

Idiom

a parting of the ways

part

verb

/pɑrt/

part verb (SEPARATE)

[ I/T ]

to cause to separate, or to come apart:

[ I ] The curtains parted, revealing a darkened stage.

Phrasal verb

part with something

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part | Business English

part

noun [ C ]

PRODUCTION

/pɑːt/ us

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one of the pieces that together make a machine, a vehicle, or a piece of equipment:

The factory makes parts for the motor industry.

auto/gun/missile parts

Examples of part

part

After that, quakes seemed a part of life.

From The Atlantic

In part, it's a tribute to your scholarship.

From NPR

She is my sister, and will always be a part of my life.

From ESPN

We are a small team, and everyone takes part in managing risk.

From Fast Company

They believe it to be part of their responsibility.

From Huffington Post

I felt like she would always be part of my life.

From The Atlantic

To be a part of releasing both of those feels so rewarding.

From VentureBeat

For the most part this has suited me just fine.

From The Verge

It's part of how the whole system is supposed to survive record flooding.

From The Atlantic

That's part of what makes our country great.

From Washington Post

But here's the part where the real action happens.

From NPR

We take different things from her, but we each carry parts of her proudly through the world, walking reminders of the woman who raised us.

From Huffington Post

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