apart

apart [ə pärt′]

adv.

[ME < OFr a part < L ad, to, at + partem, acc. of pars, a side, PART²]

1. to one side; at a little distance; aside

2. separately or away in place or time [born two years apart]

3. reserved for a particular purpose

4. separately or independently in function, use, etc. [viewed apart]

5. in or to pieces [to take a motor apart]

6. aside; notwithstanding [all joking apart]

adj.

separated; not together: used in the predicate

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apart from

other than; besides

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take apart

to reduce (a whole) to its parts

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tell apart

to distinguish one from another