# apart

Pronunciation: US say "uh-PART" /əˈpɑɹt/; UK say "uh-PAHT" /əˈpɑːt/

## Adverb

1. Positioned at a distance from one another, whether in space or in time.
   - Simple: At some distance from each other in space or time.
   - _The villages lie several miles apart along the rocky coast._
   - _Their two visits fell barely a week apart._
2. Into two or more parts, as when something is divided or comes to pieces.
   - Simple: Into two or more pieces, so something is split or broken.
   - _She took the engine apart to find the source of the rattle._
   - _The wet cardboard box came apart as soon as he lifted it._
5. In a state of separation from one another, not together.
   - Simple: Away from each other or kept separate, not together.
   - _The two teams kept their work apart so neither would copy the other._
   - _The twins were raised apart and did not meet until they were thirty._
8. Aside, to one side away from the rest, as when someone is drawn away from a group or something is set aside on its own.
   - Simple: Off to one side, away from other things.
   - _The clerk set the urgent files apart for the manager to review._
   - _He always keeps a little apart at parties, watching from the edge._

## Postp

3. Leaving aside; not taken into account in the matter under discussion.
   - Simple: Not counted as part of the matter, and left out.
   - _Joking apart, the situation is far more serious than it first looks._
   - _Cost apart, the proposal has genuine merit on its own terms._

## Adjective

4. Exceptional and distinct, standing out clearly from others of its kind.
   - Simple: So special that it stands out from all the rest.
   - _As a craftsman he was a man apart, unmatched by his peers._
   - _Their defense last season was a class apart._
7. Taken to pieces; no longer assembled but lying in separate parts.
   - Simple: Taken to pieces, no longer put together.
   - _The mechanic had the engine apart for two weeks while he waited for a replacement gasket._
   - _The clock stayed apart for weeks while he hunted for the missing spring._
6. Of a person or thing: separate from the rest of a group, keeping or kept away from the others instead of being among them.
   - Simple: Kept separate, set on the side.
   - _The monks took their meals in a refectory apart, away from the noise of the guests._
   - _For years she kept her poetry a thing apart, never mentioning it to colleagues or even close friends._

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English 'apart', borrowed from Anglo-Norman 'a part', which goes back to Latin 'ad partem' meaning 'to the side'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/apart (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).