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apart
adjective, adverb UK /əˈpɑː(r)t/ Apart can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. after the verb ‘to be’: I’m never happy when we’re apart. as an adjective (only after a noun): Madagascar is a world apart. in the preposition phrase apart from: Everyone was there apart from Ann and Gayle. 1 if two people or things are apart, there is a space between themStand with your feet apart. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 1a used for saying how far away from each other people or things areTheir two farms are about a mile apart. Plant the seeds 25 cm apart. Synonyms and related words
Not near and difficult to reach 1b used for saying that one person or group is some distance away from the othersThe man was alone, sitting apart, watching people come and go. apart from: I saw Theresa at the graveside, standing apart from the rest of the family. Synonyms and related words
Relating to or describing distance
2 used for saying how much time there is between eventsThe two brothers were born six years apart. Two surveys carried out 30 years apart show little change in attitudes to childcare. Synonyms and related words
General words referring to time 3 broken or divided into many different parts or piecestear/rip/pull something apart: The explosion tore the plane apart. take something apart: If the problem is in the printer, we’ll have to take the whole thing apart. fall/come apart: The book came apart in my hands. Synonyms and related words 4 never before nounwithout considering or including someone or something in a judgmentBribery apart, there is almost no method of persuasion that is not allowed. Synonyms and related words
Only, except and not including 5 if you pull two things or people apart, you separate themWe managed to drag the two men apart before they could harm each other. 5a if two people are apart, they are not in the same place togetherAitken and his wife have been living apart. We hate being apart, but Gary emails me every day. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location
6 if two people, opinions, or ways of living are far apart, they are very differentGalbraith’s views and my own are not far apart on the issue of free trade. When the talks ended, the two sides seemed as far apart as ever. be poles apart/be worlds apart (=be very different): Politically, Gorbachev and Thatcher were poles apart, but they became friends. Synonyms and related words
Different and differently conflicting different various 6a different from all the other people or thingsThe Swiss economy is a case apart, unlike any other. set someone apart (=make someone different from others): His style sets him apart from other writers. Synonyms and related words
Different and differently conflicting different various
7 used for saying that an organization, country, or relationship is in a very bad state and is failing to stay togetherfall apart: Costello lost his job, and soon afterwards his marriage fell apart. come apart: The Health Service is coming apart, and only a large investment of cash can save it. tear something apart (=destroy an organization, country etc): Yugoslavia was being torn apart by ethnic conflicts.
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adjective, adverb US /əˈpɑrt/ Apart can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. after the verb “to be”: I’m never happy when we’re apart. as an adjective (only after a noun): Madagascar is a world apart. in the preposition phrase apart from: Everyone was there apart from Ann and Gayle. 1 if two people or things are apart, there is a space between themStand with your feet apart. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location 1a used for saying how far away from each other people or things areTheir two farms are about a mile apart. Plant the seeds 10 inches apart. Synonyms and related words
Not near and difficult to reach 1b used for saying that one person or group is some distance away from the othersThe man was alone, sitting apart, watching people come and go. apart from: I saw Theresa at the graveside, standing apart from the rest of the family. Synonyms and related words
Relating to or describing distance
2 used for saying how much time there is between eventsTwo surveys carried out 30 years apart show little change in attitudes toward childcare. The two brothers were born six years apart. Synonyms and related words
General words referring to time 3 broken or divided into many different parts or piecestear/rip/pull something apart: The explosion tore the plane apart. take something apart: If the problem is in the printer, we’ll have to take the whole thing apart. fall/come apart: The book came apart in my hands. Synonyms and related words 4 never before nounwithout considering or including someone or something in a judgmentBribery apart, there is almost no method of persuasion that is not allowed. Synonyms and related words
Only, except and not including 5 if you pull two things or people apart, you separate themWe managed to drag the two men apart before they could harm each other. 5a if two people are apart, they are not in the same place togetherWe hate being apart, but Gary e-mails me every day. Aitken and his wife have been living apart. Synonyms and related words
Function words referring to location
6 if two people, opinions, or ways of living are far apart, they are very differentGalbraith’s views and my own are not far apart on the issue of free trade. When the talks ended, the two sides seemed as far apart as ever. be worlds apart (=be very different): They were worlds apart and doubted they could make the relationship work. Synonyms and related words
Different and differently conflicting different various 6a different from all the other people or thingsThe Swiss economy is a case apart, unlike any other. set someone apart (=make someone different from others): His style sets him apart from other writers. Synonyms and related words
Different and differently conflicting different various
7 used for saying that an organization, country, or relationship is in a very bad state and is failing to stay togetherfall apart: Costello lost his job, and soon afterward his marriage fell apart. come apart: The county health system is coming apart, and only a large investment of cash can save it. tear something apart (=destroy an organization, country, etc.): Yugoslavia was being torn apart by ethnic conflicts.
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