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a•part /əˈpɑrt/   adv. 

1. into pieces or parts;
   to pieces:
   to take a watch apart.
2. separated or away from in place, time, motion, or point of view:
   cities thousands of miles apart.
3. to or at one side, with respect to place, purpose, or function:
   kept apart from the group.
4. separately or individually in consideration:
   to think about each factor apart from the others.
5. so as to distinguish one from another:
   I can't tell the sisters apart.
6. aside:
   [after a noun] Joking apart, what do you think?

adj. 

7. separated and not living or being together:
   [be + ~ (+ from)] hated being apart from each other.
8. having unique characteristics:
   [after a noun] He's in a class apart.

Idioms

9. Idioms apart from,
   • aside from;
     except for:
     had no money, apart from some loose change.

a•part•ness, n. [uncountable] See -par-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•part  (ə pärt′), adv. 

1. into pieces or parts;
   to pieces:
   to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.
2. separately in place, time, motion, etc.:
   New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. Our birthdays are three days apart.
3. to or at one side, with respect to place, purpose, or function:
   to put money apart for education; to keep apart from the group out of pride.
4. separately or individually in consideration:
   each factor viewed apart from the others.
5. aside (used with a gerund or noun):
   Joking apart, what do you think?
6. apart from, aside from;
   in addition to;
   besides:
   Apart from other considerations, time is a factor.
7. take apart:
   • to disassemble:
     to take a clock apart.
   • [Informal.] to criticize;
     attack:
     She was taken apart for her controversial stand.
   • to subject to intense examination:
     He will take your feeble excuses apart.

adj. 

8. having independent or unique qualities, features, or characteristics (usually used following the noun it modifies):
   a class apart.

• Old French a part to one side. See a-⁵, part
• Middle English 1350–1400

a•part′ness, n. 

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apart / əˈpɑːt/ adjective , adverb (postpositive)

1. to pieces or in pieces: he had the laptop apart on the floor
2. placed or kept separately or to one side for a particular purpose, reason, etc; aside (esp in the phrases setorput apart)
3. separate in time, place, or position; at a distance: she stood apart from the group, two points three feet apart
4. not being taken into account; aside: these difficulties apart, the project ran smoothly
5. individual; distinct; separate: a race apart
6. separately or independently in use, thought, or function: considered apart, his reasoning was faulty
7. apart from ⇒ (preposition) besides; other than

See also take apart, tell apartEtymology: 14th Century: from Old French a part at (the) side