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- Dictionaryapart/əˈpɑːt/
adverb
- 1. (of two or more people or things) separated by a specified distance in time or space: "two stone gateposts some thirty feet apart" Similar
- 2. to or on one side; at a distance from the main body: "Isabel stepped away from Joanna and stood apart" Similar
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separated by a distance or by time: Stand with your feet wide apart. How far apart should the speakers be? We were asked to stand in two lines three metres apart. The two lines of children moved slowly apart. The garage, large enough for two cars, is set apart from (= not joined to) the house.
If you take something apart, you separate it into the pieces that it is made of. If it comes or falls apart, its parts separate from each other.
Definition of apart adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : at a little distance. tried to keep apart from the family squabbles. b. : away from one another in space or time. towns 20 miles apart. 2. a. : as a separate unit : independently. Viewed apart, his arguments were unsound. b. : so as to separate one from another. I found it hard to tell the twins apart. 3.
away from another or others. “they grew apart over the years”. “kept apart from the group out of shyness”. “decided to live apart ”. synonyms: aloof. adverb. placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose. “had a feeling of being set apart ”. “quality sets it apart ”.
having independent or unique qualities, features, or characteristics; separate (usually used following the noun it modifies): a class apart. verb phrase. 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.
APART definition: 1. separated by a space or period of time: 2. into separate, smaller pieces: 3. except for: . Learn more.
to destroy something; to criticize someone very strongly. See apart in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: apart. Definition of apart adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; falling apart from decay. 2. separated or away from in place, time, or motion: The cities are thousands of miles apart. 3. to or at one side, with respect to place, purpose, or function: to keep apart from the group; space set apart for storage.
adverb. At a distance in place, position, or time. Railings spaced two feet apart; born three years apart. American Heritage. To one side; at a little distance; aside. Webster's New World. Away from another or others. Grew apart over the years; decided to live apart. American Heritage.
