Collocations for "part"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "part" in context.
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part
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [car, machine, computer, body] parts
- [spare, reconditioned, recycled, unwanted, rejected] parts
- the [early, late, middle] part of the [century, decade, reign]
- the [rear, front, side, back, middle, forward] part
- the [first, second, third, final, last] part of the [book, movie, lesson]
- part [3] of the [series, trilogy, story]
- the [early, late, middle] part of the [century, decade, reign]
- is a [tricky, tough, easy, difficult, challenging] part
- everybody [did, played] their part
- [jailed, punished, sentenced] for his part in the [crime, murder, robbery]
- (I liked) the part [where, about]
- that's the best part!
- and the best part is (that) [I don't have to, it's free]
- had a [small, big, major, main] part in the play
- [auditioned for, got] the part
- [learn, memorize, practice] your part (in the play)
- part of the problem is [due to, because of]
- is part of the [family, firm] now
- the [article, account, painting] only tells part of the story
- [for, spent] the best part of [20 years, the morning]
- [for] the better part of [20 years]
- for the most part
- is [right, wrong], in part
- is due, in large part, to
- (this) is in no small part due to
- a part of the [building, beach, house, money]
- part of a healthy [diet, lifestyle, outlook]
- three parts [flour] and two parts [sugar]
- the crowd parted [for, to allow]
- the [clouds, fog] parted
- [we, they] parted at the [airport, bus stop]
- parted ways at the [airport]
- parted ways [after, when]
- parted company with [their record label, his manager]
- (have) parted company after [twenty] years
- parted from her
- parted in [silence, anger]
- parted on [friendly, good, amicable, bad, poor] terms
- till death [do us, us do] part
- part with a [book, toy, doll, possession]
- parted his lips
- sexually explicit: parted her [legs, thighs]
- part your hair [on the left, in the middle]
- is part [fish, monkey, wolf]
- is part [green], part [black]
- he's part [crazy], part [genius]
- part [delivery, payment]
- [employed, works] part time
- the crowd parted [for, to allow]
- [car, machine, computer, body] parts
- is part [fish, monkey, wolf]
- the [clouds, fog] parted
- [spare, reconditioned, recycled, unwanted, rejected] parts
- is part [green], part [black]
- [we, they] parted at the [airport, bus stop]
- the [early, late, middle] part of the [century, decade, reign]
- he's part [crazy], part [genius]
- parted ways at the [airport]
- the [rear, front, side, back, middle, forward] part
- part [delivery, payment]
- parted ways [after, when]
- the [first, second, third, final, last] part of the [book, movie, lesson]
- [employed, works] part time
- parted company with [their record label, his manager]
- part [3] of the [series, trilogy, story]
- is a part-time [teacher, employee]
- (have) parted company after [twenty] years
- the [early, late, middle] part of the [century, decade, reign]
- part-time [job, employment]
- parted from her
- is a [tricky, tough, easy, difficult, challenging] part
- parted in [silence, anger]
- everybody [did, played] their part
- parted on [friendly, good, amicable, bad, poor] terms
- [jailed, punished, sentenced] for his part in the [crime, murder, robbery]
- till death [do us, us do] part
- (I liked) the part [where, about]
- part with a [book, toy, doll, possession]
- that's the best part!
- parted his lips
- and the best part is (that) [I don't have to, it's free]
- sexually explicit: parted her [legs, thighs]
- had a [small, big, major, main] part in the play
- part your hair [on the left, in the middle]
- [auditioned for, got] the part
- [learn, memorize, practice] your part (in the play)
- part of the problem is [due to, because of]
- is part of the [family, firm] now
- the [article, account, painting] only tells part of the story
- [for, spent] the best part of [20 years, the morning]
- [for] the better part of [20 years]
- for the most part
- is [right, wrong], in part
- is due, in large part, to
- (this) is in no small part due to
- a part of the [building, beach, house, money]
- part of a healthy [diet, lifestyle, outlook]
- three parts [flour] and two parts [sugar]
'part' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Easter
- Wales
- abuse
- academic
- act
- age
- aging
- appropriate
- assessment
- astonishing
- athlete
- attribute
- audience
- bake
- balanced
- baseball
- bass
- being
- best
- bleach
- body
- boy
- brief
- bull
- cage
- cashier
- cast
- casting
- cattle
- cause
- central
- certificate
- certification
- chain
- chance
- chart
- chess
- choir
- circle
- class
- classroom
- cleaner
- click
- compensate
- competition
- comprehension
- concealed
- concur
- condition
- considerable