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a·part [ ə prt ] CORE MEANING: a grammatical word meaning separated in space or time
  (adv) scheduled appointments a month apart
(adv) living apart
(adj) hard to be apart
(adj) sitting with legs apart |
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1. adverb not together: separated in space or time
She placed the chairs some distance apart.
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2. adverb into pieces: into separate parts or sections
take the machine apart
pulled the two scuffling children apart
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3. adverb moving away after being together: away from somebody or something after previously being together
We've drifted apart over the years.
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4. adverb removed from consideration: set aside or excluded from consideration, or taken as an exception
The orange-flowered tie apart, it was a pretty cool outfit.
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5. adverb into difficulty: into a bad or difficult condition
ripped the peace process apart
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6. adverb of separate kind: different and consequently separate from others
a world apart
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7. adjective separated: away from each other in position or location
I think of her all the time we're apart.
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| [14th century. < Old French a part "to the side"] |
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| a·part·ness noun |
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apart from aside from
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