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apart

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adverb

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
I 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
see also take apart

apart

2 of 2

adjective

1
: separate, isolated
Those athletes are a breed apart.
2
: holding different opinions : divided
The councilors are still apart.
apartness noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Adverb He stood with his feet planted far apart. He stood apart while the other members of the team celebrated. Their children were born two years apart. My wife and I are unhappy when we're apart. They separated and have been living apart for the past year.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
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Adjective
QAnon and other conspiracy theories have torn apart families across America and occasionally led to violence. David K. Li, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022 The show is kind of blowing apart constraints and [not] conforming to gender stereotypes. Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 12 Aug. 2022 Stand while returning your right leg to the hip width apart stance. Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2021 What Sue Ozdemir learned growing up taking apart electric motors in her dad’s auto repair shop has been steering her career ever since, both in small businesses and at GE. Joan Michelson, Forbes, 6 June 2022 The Nissenbaums have only two other employees, and taking apart cars can be long, tough, and physical. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022 After months of picking apart White House’s Build Back Better proposal—summarily shooting down proposal after proposal—the senator now claims to be pursuing bipartisan climate and energy legislation. Mary Annaïse Heglar, The New Republic, 3 May 2022 Companies have to set up policies for hybrid workplaces that make for a unified office culture no matter how far apart employees are from each other or the office. Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 4 May 2022 But many attempting the popular craft take apart microwaves or car batteries to use as power sources. NBC News, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

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

Adjective

derivative of apart entry 1

First Known Use

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of apart was in the 14th century

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