Definition of 'part'
Word forms: plural parts
4. adverb [ADVERB noun, ADVERB adjective]
5. countable noun
You can use part when you are talking about the proportions of substances in a mixture. For example, if you are told to use five parts water to one part paint, the mixture should contain five times as much water as paint.
8. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN]
If something or someone is part of a group or organization, they belong to it or are included in it.
9. countable noun
The part in someone's hair is the line running from the front to the back of their head where
their hair lies in different directions.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use parting 10. See also private parts
11.
See play a part
12.
See take part
13.
14.
See for sb's part
15.
See on sb's part
16.
17.
See in part
18.
See the best part
19. part and parcel
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Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense parts
, present participle parting
, past tense, past participle parted
1. verb
If things that are next to each other part or if you part them, they move in opposite directions, so that there is a space between them.
2. verb
If you part your hair in the middle or at one side, you make it lie in two different directions
so that there is a straight line running from the front of your head to the back.
3. verb
When two people part, or if one person parts from another, they leave each other.
[formal]
4. verb
If you are parted from someone you love, you are prevented from being with them.
A stay in hospital may be the first time a child is ever parted from its parents. [be VERB-ed + from]
[Also VERB noun from noun] 5. See also parting
Phrasal verbs:
See part with
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part
British English pronunciation
American English pronunciation
part in British English
noun
1.
a piece or portion of a whole
3.
b.
(as modifier)
an old car in part exchange for a new one
5.
a.
an actor's role in a play
b.
the speech and actions which make up such a role
c.
a written copy of these
7. (often plural)
region; area
you're well known in these parts
8. anatomy
any portion of a larger structure
9.
a component that can be replaced in a machine, engine, etc
spare parts
10. US, Canadian and Australian
British equivalent: parting
11. music
b.
one of such melodic lines, which is assigned to one or more instrumentalists or singers
the viola part
the soprano solo part
12. See for the most part
13. See for one's part
14. See in part
15. See of many parts
17. See part and parcel
18. See play a part
19. See take in good part
20. See take part in
21. See take someone's part
verb
22.
to divide or separate from one another; take or come apart
to part the curtains
the seams parted when I washed the dress
23.
to go away or cause to go away from one another; stop or cause to stop seeing each
other
the couple parted amicably
26. (transitive; foll by from)
to cause to relinquish, esp reluctantly
he's not easily parted from his cash
28. (transitive)
to arrange (the hair) in such a way that a line of scalp is left showing
31. See part company
adverb
32.
to some extent; partly
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Word origin
C13: via Old French from Latin partīre to divide, from pars a part
Pärt in British English
noun
Arvo. born 1935, Estonian composer noted for his minimalist style. His works include Fratres (1976), Summa (1977), and Spiegel im Spiegel (1978)
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part. in British English
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part in American English 1
noun
1.
a portion or division of a whole
; specif.,a.
any of several equal portions, quantities, numbers, pieces, etc. of which something
is composed or into which it can be divided
a cent is a 100th part of a dollar
b.
an essential element or constituent; integral portion which can be separated, replaced,
etc.
automobile parts
d.
a certain amount but not all
to lose part of one's fortune
e.
a certain amount or section regarded as a separate division
f.
a segment or organ of the body of men and animals
g.
a division of a literary work
2.
a portion assigned or given; share
; specif.,
b.
interest or concern
to have some part in a matter
d.
a character or role in a theatrical presentation; also, the words, actions, etc. of a character in a play
3.
a.
a region; area
b. [usually pl.]
a portion of a country; district
4.
5. US
the dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions
verb transitive
6.
to break or divide into separate parts
7.
to comb (the hair) in different directions so as to leave a dividing line
8.
to break up (a connection or relationship) by separating those involved
9.
to separate (two or more persons or things); break or hold apart
10.
to separate (substances) as by a chemical process
verb intransitive
13.
to break or divide into two or more pieces
14.
to separate and go different ways, as branches of a river
15.
to separate; leave each other; cease associating
16.
a.
to go away; leave; depart
with fromb.
to die
adjective
17.
of or having to do with only a part; partial
adverb
18.
partly; in part
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈsepaˌrate
Idioms:
SYNONYMY NOTE: part1 is the general word for any of the components of a whole [a part of one's life]; a portion is specifically a part allotted to someone [his portion of the inheritance]; a piece is either a part separated from the whole [a piece of pie] or a single standardized unit of a collection [a piece of statuary]; a division is a part formed by cutting, partitioning, classifying, etc. [the fine-arts division of a library]; section is equivalent to , division but usually connotes a smaller part [a section of a bookcase]; segment implies a part separated along natural lines of division [a segment of a tangerine]; a fraction is strictly a part contained by the whole an integral number of times, but generally
it connotes an insignificant part [he received only a fraction of the benefits]; a fragment is a relatively small part separated by or as by breaking [a fragment of rock] OPPOSITE: whole
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Word origin
ME < OE & OFr, both < L pars (gen. partis) < IE base *per-, to sell, hand over in sale, make equal > L par, equal, parare, to equate
part in American English 2
1.
participial
2.
participle
3.
particular
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part in American English
(pɑːrt)
noun
1.
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent
the rear part of the house
to glue the two parts together
3.
a section or division of a literary work
4.
a portion, member, or organ of an animal body
5.
any of a number of more or less equal quantities that compose a whole or into which
a whole is divided
Use two parts sugar to one part cocoa
6.
an allotted portion; share
7. (usually parts)
b.
a quality or attribute establishing the possessor as a person of importance or superior worth
Being both a diplomat and a successful businesswoman, she is widely regarded as a
woman of parts
8.
either of the opposing sides in a contest, question, agreement, etc.
9.
the dividing line formed in separating the hair of the head and combing it in different
directions
10.
a constituent piece of a machine or tool either included at the time of manufacture
or set in place as a replacement for the original piece
11. Music
a.
the written or printed matter extracted from the score that a single performer or
section uses in the performance of concerted music
a horn part
b.
a section or division of a composition
the allegro part of the first movement
12.
participation, interest, or concern in something; role
The neighbors must have had some part in planning the surprise party
13.
a person's share in or contribution to some action; duty, function, or office
You must do your part if we're to finish by tonight
14.
a character or role acted in a play or sustained in real life
15. See for one's part
16. See for the most part
17. See in good part
18. See in part
19. See on the part of
20. See part and parcel
21. See take part
22. See take someone's part
transitive verb
23.
to divide (a thing) into parts; break; cleave; divide
24.
to comb (the hair) away from a dividing line
25.
to divide into shares; distribute in parts; apportion
26.
to put or keep apart; separate
They parted the calves from the herd
27. Metallurgy
a.
to separate (silver) from gold in refining
b.
to cut (one part) away from a piece, as an end from a billet
28. obsolete
to leave
intransitive verb
29.
to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave
The oil tanker parted amidships
30.
to go or come apart; separate, as two or more things
31.
to go apart from or leave one another, as persons
We'll part no more
32. (usually fol. by from)
to be or become separated from something else
34.
to depart
35.
to die
36. See part company
37. See part with
adjective
38.
partial; of a part
part owner
adverb
SYNONYMS 1. component, ingredient, division, sector. part, piece, portion, segment, section, fraction, fragment refer to something that is less than the whole. part is the general word: part of a house. A piece suggests a part which is itself a complete unit or it may mean an irregular fragment:
a piece of pie; a piece of a broken vase. A portion is a part allotted or assigned to a person, purpose, etc.: a portion of food. A segment is often a part into which something separates naturally: a segment of an orange. section suggests a relatively substantial, clearly separate part that fits closely with other
parts to form a whole: a section of a fishing rod, a book. fraction suggests a less substantial but still clearly delimited part, often separate from
other parts: a fraction of his former income. fragment suggests a broken, inconsequential, incomplete part, with irregular or imprecise
outlines or boundaries: a fragment of broken pottery, of information. 6. apportionment, lot. 13. responsibility. 26. sever, sunder, dissociate, disconnect, disjoin, detach.ANTONYMS 1. whole. 23. join.39.
in part; partly
part black
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Word origin
[bef. 1000; (n.) ME (‹ OF ‹ L), OE ‹ L part- (s. of pars) piece, portion; (v.) ME parten ‹ OF partir ‹ L partīre, deriv. of pars]part. in American English
1.
participial
2.
participle
3.
particular
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British English: part
/pɑːt/ NOUN
Part of something is a piece or a section of it.
I like that part of the town.
- American English: part /ˈpɑrt/
- Arabic: جُزْءٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: parte
- Chinese: 部分
- Croatian: dio
- Czech: část
- Danish: del
- Dutch: onderdeel
- European Spanish: parte
- Finnish: osa
- French: partie
- German: Teil
- Greek: τμήμα
- Italian: parte
- Japanese: 部分
- Korean: 일부
- Norwegian: del
- Polish: część cząstka
- European Portuguese: parte
- Romanian: parte
- Russian: часть
- Latin American Spanish: parte división
- Swedish: del
- Thai: ส่วนหนึ่ง
- Turkish: parça
- Ukrainian: частина
- Vietnamese: phần
British English: part
VERB /pɑːt/
If things that are next to each other part or if you part them, they move in opposite directions, so that there is a space between them.
Her lips parted as if she were about to take a deep breath.
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