Apart

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /əˈpɑː(ɹ)t/
• US IPA: /əˈpəɹt/

Origin

From French à part.

Full definition of apart

Adverb

1. Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.
• unknown date MiltonOthers apart sat on a hill retired.
• unknown date Ps. iv. 3.The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself.
2. In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independentlyConsider the two propositions apart.
3. Aside; away.
• unknown date Jas. i. 21.Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness.
• unknown date John KebleLet Pleasure go, put Care apart.
4. In two or more parts; asunder; to pieceto take a piece of machinery apart.

Antonyms

• together

Derived terms

Preposition

1. (following its objective complement) apart from.A handful of examples apart, an English preposition precedes its complement.