Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Exceptional, distinct.

    In aristocracies, servants are a class apart.

  2. (not comparable)Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.

  3. (not comparable)Separate, on the side.

    remote and separate physically or socially

Examples

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

    Він стояв широко розставивши ноги. — ChickenKiev

  2. He likes to take electric devices apart.

    Йому подобається розбирати елекроприбори. — deniko

    ruЕму нравится разбирать электроприборы. — odexed

    deEr nimmt gerne elektrische Geräte auseinander. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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

    Я не можу відрізнити Тома від його брата. — deniko

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

    Я не можу відрізнити Тома від його молодшого брата. — deniko

    ruЯ не могу отличить Тома от его младшего брата. — sharptoothed

    deIch kann Tom nicht von seinem jüngeren Bruder unterscheiden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. How do you tell them apart?

    Як ти їх відрізняєш? — deniko

    ruКак вы их различаете? — sharptoothed

    deWie unterscheidest du sie voneinander? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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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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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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