part
/pɑ:t/
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Definition
Noun:
- A piece or segment of a whole: "part" refers to a portion, section, or division of something larger.
- A role or character in a performance: In drama or film, a "part" is the character an actor portrays.
- A duty or responsibility: "part" can mean a share of work or a function to be performed.
- A region or area: "part" can denote a specific geographical area or location.
Verb:
- To separate or move apart: "part" means to divide, split, or move away from a connection or union.
- To leave or say goodbye: "part" can mean to depart from someone or something.
Adverb:
- To some extent; partly: "part" is used to indicate something is not whole or complete.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- He spent a large part of his life abroad. (He spent a large portion of his life abroad.)
- She played the part of Juliet in the school play. (She played the role of Juliet in the school play.)
- Everyone must do their part to help. (Everyone must do their share of the work to help.)
- I'm not from these parts. (I am not from this region.)
Verb:
- The clouds parted to reveal the sun. (The clouds separated to reveal the sun.)
- We parted at the train station. (We said goodbye at the train station.)
Adverb:
- The project was only part finished. (The project was only partly finished.)
Advanced Usage
"for the most part": mostly, generally.
- The work is, for the most part, complete. (The work is mostly complete.)
"on the part of (someone)": by or from someone.
- There was a mistake on the part of the supplier. (There was a mistake made by the supplier.)
"to part with": to give away or relinquish something, often reluctantly.
- She found it hard to part with her old books. (She found it hard to give away her old books.)
Variants and Related Words
Partly (adv): to some degree; not completely.
- The delay was partly due to bad weather. (The delay was to some degree due to bad weather.)
Parting (n): the action of leaving or separating; a division.
- It was a sad parting at the airport. (It was a sad farewell at the airport.)
Part-time (adj/adv): for only a portion of the usual working time.
- She works part-time at the library. (She works for only a portion of the full schedule at the library.)
Synonyms
- Noun: Portion, section, segment, role, duty, area.
- Verb: Separate, divide, split, leave, depart.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Part from (someone): to leave someone.
- He found it difficult to part from his family. (He found it difficult to leave his family.)
Part with (something): to give something away.
- He refused to part with his lucky coin. (He refused to give away his lucky coin.)
Related Idioms
Part and parcel: an essential or integral part.
- Hard work is part and parcel of the job. (Hard work is an essential part of the job.)
Take part in: to participate in.
- All students are encouraged to take part in the competition. (All students are encouraged to participate in the competition.)
Play a part: to have a role or influence in something.
- Luck played a part in their success. (Luck had an influence on their success.)
Verb
- force, take, or pull apart
- He separated the fighting children
- Moses parted the Red Sea
- come apart
- The two pieces that we had glued separated
- leave
- The family took off for Florida
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- The business partners broke over a tax question
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
- My friend and I split up
- go one's own way; move apart
- The friends separated after the party
Adverb
- in part; in some degree; not wholly
- I felt partly to blame
- He was partially paralyzed
Noun
- the part played by a person in bringing about a result
- I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project
- they all did their share of the work
- the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
- he tried to sing the tenor part
- a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
- his part was right in the middle
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- the written part of the exam
- the finance section of the company
- the BBC's engineering division
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- he wanted his share in cash
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- she played the part of Desdemona
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- the function of a teacher
- the government must do its part
- play its role
- the extended spatial location of something
- the farming regions of France
- religions in all parts of the world
- regions of outer space
- that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
- it requires vigilance on our part
- they resisted every effort on his part
- a portion of a natural object
- they analyzed the river into three parts
- he needed a piece of granite
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
- the rear part of the house
- glue the two parts together
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself
- I read a portion of the manuscript
- the smaller component is hard to reach
- the animal constituent of plankton