/əˈpɑːt/
Translation
Away from each other, or into separate pieces.
Word origin
From Old French a part, meaning to one side.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- a part
- English cognates
- part
Examples
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"Apart" here tells you the space between them.
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"Grow apart" means become less close.
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"Take apart" means separate a thing into its pieces.
Used in
Grammar articles
(6)British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Linking words in English: however, although, despite, whereas and therefore
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
Used to, would and be used to: talking about past habits and states in English
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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