apart

¹apart

adverb \ə-ˈpärt\

Definition of APART

1

a : at a little distance <tried to keep apart from the family squabbles>

b : away from one another in space or time <towns 20 miles apart>

2

a : as a separate unit : independently <viewed apart, his arguments were unsound>

b : so as to separate one from another <found it hard to tell the twins apart>

3

: excluded from consideration : aside <a few blemishes apart, the novel is excellent>

4

: in or into two or more parts : to pieces <coming apart at the seams>

Examples of APART

1. He stood with his feet planted far apart.
2. He stood apart while the other members of the team celebrated.
3. Their children were born two years apart.
4. My wife and I are unhappy when we're apart.
5. They separated and have been living apart for the past year.

Origin of APART

Middle English, from Anglo-French a part, literally, to one side

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to APART

Synonyms

asunder, piecemeal, to pieces

Antonyms

together

Rhymes with APART

at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, depart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, false start, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, impart, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, redstart, restart, street-smart, Stuttgart, sweetheart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part

²apart

adjective

Definition of APART

1

: separate, isolated <those athletes are a breed apart>

2

: holding different opinions : divided

— apart·ness noun

First Known Use of APART

1728