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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.
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 ”.
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.
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.
Definition of apart adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
apart meaning, definition, what is apart: if things are apart, they are not close ...: Learn more.
apart adverb (INTO PIECES) B2. into separate, smaller pieces: My jacket is coming/ falling apart. Fewer examples. They will have to be spaced at least two metres apart. He spent the whole afternoon taking his bike apart. The building was torn apart by the bomb blast. The book came apart in my hands.
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.
