partnoun
uk/pɑːt/us/pɑːrt/part noun (SOME)
A2 [ U ] some but not all of a thing:
C2 partly, or to some degree:
to an important degree:
C1 mostly or usually:
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- Exercise has become part of my daily routine.
- They've enlarged the kitchen by building over part of the garden.
- Politeness is traditionally part of the British character.
- Taking responsibility for yourself is part of the process of growing up.
- Unfortunately, accidents are part of life.
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Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- branch
- cartridge
- chunk
- compartment
- element
- feature
- item
- module
- neck
- section
- segment
- segmental
- side
- snatch
- spare
- sub
- subsection
- third
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part noun (SEPARATE PIECE)
A1 [ C ] a separate piece of something, or a piece that combines with other pieces to form the whole of something:
B2 [ C ] one of the pieces that together form a machine or some type of equipment:
[ C ] a single broadcast of a series of television or radio programmes or a division of a story:
[ C ] one of two or more equal, or almost equal, measures of something:
B1 [ C ] one of the characters in a film, play, or dance, or the words, actions, or movements that are said or done by that character:
[ C ] the music that a particular musician plays in a group
used to refer to an area of the country:
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- The old city around the cathedral is the most colourful part of town.
- Detach the lower part of the form from this letter and return it to the above address.
- This part of the book isn't very interesting, so I'm going to skip over it.
- It's a real fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts.
- Each part of the organization operates independently of the others.
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Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- branch
- cartridge
- chunk
- compartment
- element
- feature
- item
- module
- neck
- section
- segment
- segmental
- side
- snatch
- spare
- sub
- subsection
- third
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part noun (INVOLVEMENT)
B1 to be involved in an activity with other people:
[ U ] involvement in or responsibility for an activity, or action:
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Taking part and getting involved
- along
- attendee
- be (a) party to sth idiom
- be heavily into sth idiom
- be mixed up with/in sth idiom
- catch
- concern
- count
- get your teeth into sth idiom
- go in on sth
- hat
- immersive
- in on sth idiom
- muscle
- neck
- plunge in/plunge into sth
- punch above your weight idiom
- ring-in
- step
- step in
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part noun (HAIR)
[ C ] US UK parting a line on someone's head made by brushing the hair in two different directions:
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Hairstyles
- barnet
- blowout
- bob
- bun
- bunch
- close-cropped
- coiffed
- comb-over
- cornrow
- crew cut
- fauxhawk
- flattop
- fringe
- pageboy
- permanent wave
- pigtail
- ponytail
- quiff
- shake
- shoulder-length
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Idiom(s)
partverb
uk/pɑːt/us/pɑːrt/C2 [ I or T ] to separate or cause something or someone to separate:
[ T ] If you part your hair, you arrange it so that it falls on either side of your head by separating it with a line down the middle or on one side.
C2 [ I ] formal If two people part, they leave each other, often at the end of a relationship:
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Separating and dividing
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- borderline
- breakdown
- disestablish
- dismember
- dissociate
- dissociate yourself from sth
- disunite
- divide
- drift
- pull sth/sb apart
- quarter
- ravel
- resolve
- resolve sth into sth
- rive
- tear 1
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Idiom(s)
Phrasal verb(s)
partadverb
uk/pɑːt/us/pɑːrt/partly:
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Incomplete
- extent
- fragmentary
- half
- imperfect
- imperfection
- in a manner of speaking idiom
- incomplete
- long
- long story short idiom
- partial
- partially
- partly
- patchy
- point
- scratch/scrape the surface idiom
- superficial
- unfinished
- up to a point idiom
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