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apart

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a·part  (-pärt)
adv.
1.
a. At a distance in place, position, or time: railings spaced two feet apart; born three years apart.
b. Away from another or others: grew apart over the years; decided to live apart.
2. In or into parts or pieces: split apart.
3. One from another: I can't tell the twins apart.
4. Aside or in reserve, as for a separate use or purpose: funds set apart for the project.
5. As a distinct item or entity: Quality sets it apart.
6. So as to except or exclude from consideration; aside: All joking apart, I think you're wrong.
adj.
Set apart; isolated. Used after a noun or in the predicate: a people who have existed over the centuries as a world apart.

[Middle English, from Old French a part : a, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + part, side (from Latin pars, part-; see part).]

a·partness n.

apart
Adjective, adv
1. to or in pieces: he took a couple of cars apart and rebuilt them
2. separate in time, place, or position: my father and myself stood slightly apart from them
3. individual or distinct: a nation apart
4. not being taken into account: early timing difficulties apart, they encountered few problems
5. apart from other than: apart from searching the house there is little more we can do [Old French a part at (the) side]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.apart - remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
unconnected - not joined or linked together
2.apart - having characteristics not shared by others; "scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush
separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"
Adv.1.apart - separated or at a distance in place or position or time; "These towns are many miles apart"; "stood with his legs apart"; "born two years apart"
2.apart - not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
3.apart - away from another or others; "they grew apart over the years"; "kept apart from the group out of shyness"; "decided to live apart"
4.apart - placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"
5.apart - one from the other; "people can't tell the twins apart"
6.apart - into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"

apart
adverb 1. to pieces, to bits, asunder, into parts
adverb 2. away from each other, distant from each other
adverb 3. aside, away, alone, independently, separately, singly, excluded, isolated, cut off, to one side, to yourself, by itself, aloof, to itself, by yourself, out on a limb >> apart from except for, excepting, other than, excluding, besides, not including, aside from, but, save, bar, not counting
Translations
Spanish apart [əˈpɑːt] advaparte, separadamente;
10 miles apart → separados por 10 millas;
to take apart → desmontar;
apart from prepaparte de

French apart [əˈpɑːt] adv (= to one side) → à part; de côté; à l'écart (= separately); séparément;
to take/pull apart → démonter;
10 miles/a long way apart → à 10 miles/très éloignés l'un de l'autre;
they are living apart → ils sont séparés;
apart from prepà part, excepté

German apart [əˈpɑːt] adv (be) → entfernt;
(move) → auseinander;
(aside) → beiseite;
(separately) → getrennt;
10 miles apart → 10 Meilen voneinander entfernt;
a long way apart → weit auseinander;
they are living apart → sie leben getrennt;
with one's legs apart → mit gespreizten Beinen;
to take apart → auseinandernehmen;
apart from (excepting) → abgesehen von;
(in addition) → außerdem

Italian apart [əˈpɑːt] adv (= to one side) → a parte (= separately); separatamente;
with one's legs apart → con le gambe divaricate;
10 miles/a long way apart → a 10 miglia di distanza/molto lontani l'uno dall'altro;
they are living apart → sono separati;
apart from prepa parte, eccetto

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He placed one upon the floor, so that it could run around, and pulled apart the other, making three piglets in all; and then one of these was pulled apart, making four piglets.
The Mice thought that the cause of their frequent defeats was that they had no leaders set apart from the general army to command them, and that they were exposed to dangers from lack of discipline.
By being 'present in a subject' I do not mean present as parts are present in a whole, but being incapable of existence apart from the said subject.
 
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