Meaning

4 senses
  1. Placed separately (in regard to space or time).

  2. Separately, exclusively, not together.

    Consider the two propositions apart.

  3. In or into two or more parts.

    We took the computer apart and put it back together.

    into parts or pieces

  4. To the side; aside.

Examples

653 sentences
  1. He stood with his legs wide apart.

    Він стояв широко розставивши ноги.

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  2. He likes to take electric devices apart.

    Йому подобається розбирати елекроприбори.

    ruЕму нравится разбирать электроприборы.

    deEr nimmt gerne elektrische Geräte auseinander.

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  3. I can't tell Tom and his brother apart.

    Я не можу відрізнити Тома від його брата.

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  4. I can't tell Tom and his younger brother apart.

    Я не можу відрізнити Тома від його молодшого брата.

    ruЯ не могу отличить Тома от его младшего брата.

    deIch kann Tom nicht von seinem jüngeren Bruder unterscheiden.

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  5. How do you tell them apart?

    Як ти їх відрізняєш?

    ruКак вы их различаете?

    deWie unterscheidest du sie voneinander?

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Origin

From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad

From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”).

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Forms

more apart/further apart/farther apart, most apart/furthest apart/farthest apart

Synonyms

22 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • not taken into account or excluded from consideration:aside
  • into parts or pieces:asunder
  • placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose:aside

Collocations

5 patterns
  • falling apart
  • twins apart
  • is falling apart
  • apart from his
  • grown apart

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
apart — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto