part (pärt)n.1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole. 2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided: a mixture of two parts flour to one part sugar. 3. A division of a literary work: a novel in three parts. 4. (used with a pl. v.)a. An organ, member, or other division of an organism: A tail is not a part of a guinea pig. b. parts The external genitals. 5. A component that can be separated from or attached to a system; a detachable piece: spare parts for cars. 6. A role: He has the main part in the play. 7. One's responsibility, duty, or obligation; share: We each do our part to keep the house clean. 8. Individual endowment or ability; talent. Often used in the plural. 9. A region, area, land, or territory. Often used in the plural: "Minding your own business is second nature in these parts" Boston. 10. The line where the hair on the head is parted. 11. Music a. The music or score for a particular instrument, as in an orchestra. b. One of the melodic divisions or voices of a contrapuntal composition. v. part·ed, part·ing, parts v.tr.1. To divide or break into separate parts. 2. To break up (a relationship) by separating the elements involved: parted company. 3. To put or keep apart: No one could part the two friends. 4. To comb (hair, for example) away from a dividing line, as on the scalp. 5. Archaic To divide into shares or portions. v.intr.1. To become divided or separated: The curtain parted in the middle. 2. To go apart from one another; separate: They parted as friends. They were forced to part from one another. See Synonyms at separate. 3. To separate or divide into ways going in different directions: The road parts about halfway into the forest. 4. To go away; depart. 5. To disagree by factions: The committee parted over the issue of pay raises for employees. 6. Archaic To die. adv. Partially; in part: part yellow, part green. adj. Not full or complete; partial: a part owner of the business. Phrasal Verb: part with To give up or let go of; relinquish. Idioms: for (one's) part So far as one is concerned. for the most part To the greater extent; generally or mostly. in good part Good-naturedly or with good grace; without taking offense: take a joke in good part. in part To some extent; partly. on the part of Regarding or with respect to (the one specified): Brilliant strategy on the part of Confederate forces ensured their victory at Chancellorsville. part and parcel A basic or essential part: Working overtime is part and parcel of my job. take part To join in; participate: She took part in the celebration. take (someone's) part To side with in a disagreement; support.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pars, part-; see per -2 in Indo-European roots.] |
part Noun 1. a piece or portion 2. one of several equal divisions: a salad dressing made with two parts oil to one part vinegar 3. an actor's role in a play 4. a person's duty: his ancestors had done their part nobly and well at Bannockburn 5. an involvement in or contribution to something: he was jailed for his part in the fraud 6. a region or area: he's well known in these parts, the weather in this part of the country is extreme 7. Anat an area of the body 8. a component that can be replaced in a vehicle or machine 10. Music a melodic line assigned to one or more instrumentalists or singers 11. for my part as far as I am concerned 12. for the most part generally 13. in part to some degree; partly 14. on the part of on behalf of 15. part and parcel of an essential ingredient of 16. play a part a. to pretend to be what one is not b. (foll. by in)to have something to do with: examinations play a large part in education and in schools 17. take part in to participate in 18. take someone's part to support someone, for example in an argument 19. take something in good part to respond to (teasing or criticism) with good humour Verb 1. to divide or separate from one another: her lips parted in laughter, the cord parted with a pop 2. to go away from one another: we parted with handshakes all round 3. part with to give up: check carefully before you part with your cash 4. part from to cause (someone) to give up: I was astonished at the way Henry parted his audience from their money 5. to split: the path parts here 6. to arrange (the hair) in such a way that a line of scalp is left showing Adverb to some extent; partly: this book is part history, part travelogue See also parts [Latin pars a part] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  part - 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"substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" butt - the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots basis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" detail, item, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex" | | 2. | part - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" appendage - a part that is joined to something larger bit - the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers bottleneck - the narrow part of a bottle near the top bulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" stub, butt - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" cutout - a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip fore edge, foredge - the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible fraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a whole heel - (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft hub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes jetsam - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm limb - either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow" neck - a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck" peen - the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" pressing - a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press seat - a part of a machine that supports or guides another part segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" waist, shank - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole backbone, spine - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" toe - (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft turnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park upstage - the rear part of the stage upstairs - the part of a building above the ground floor; "no one was allowed to see the upstairs" wreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" | | 3. | part - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"thing - a separate and self-contained entity body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity corpus - the main part of an organ or other bodily structure acicula - a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal base - the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain" corner - a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked off the corners" craton - the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian cutting - a piece cut off from the main part of something fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" hunk, lump - a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal" nub, stub - a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange" slice - a thin flat piece cut off of some object strip - a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle" building block, unit - a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids" world - a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects" | | 4. | part - 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"concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" | | 5. |  part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" biosphere - the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist depth - (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space" heliosphere - the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system intergalactic space - the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space" deep space - any region in space outside the solar system aerospace - the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole zone - an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic belt - an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure" bottom - the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill" county - (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people" distance - a distant region; "I could see it in the distance" extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point ionosphere - the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another radius - a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles" side - a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side" air - the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes Papua - the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea Sind - a region of southeastern Pakistan black hole - a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field maria, mare - a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon | | 6. |  part - 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"duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job" capacity - a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" hat - an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" portfolio - the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs" lieu, stead, place, position - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" second fiddle - a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone" | | 7. | part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"heavy - a serious (or tragic) role in a play hero - the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem ingenue - the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play heroine - the main good female character in a work of fiction baddie, villain - the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction | | 8. | part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"tranche - a portion of something (especially money) dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributed dole - a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given way - a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways" ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) allowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" slice, piece - a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" profit sharing - a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company | | 9. | part - 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"frame - one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" high point - the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert" component, element, factor, ingredient, constituent - an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" chukka, chukker - (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided inning, frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat game - (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves bout, round, turn - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive first period - the first division into which the play of a game is divided second period - the second division into which the play of a game is divided final period - the final division into which the play of a game is divided half - one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval period - (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games quarter - (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" over - (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch | | 10. | 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"hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent | | 11. | part - the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"primo - the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) secondo - the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) | | 12. | part - 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"attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" end - the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end" | | Verb | 1. | part - go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" break up - come apart; "the group broke up" diffract - undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons" | | 2. | part - 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"disunify, break apart - break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" break with - end a relationship; "China broke with Russia" split up, divorce - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" secede, splinter, break away - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" break away, break - interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" | | 3. | part - leave; "The family took off for Florida"go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" lift off, take off - depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late" roar off - leave; "The car roared off into the fog" blaze out, blaze - move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" | | 4. | part - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" subdivide - form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided" segregate - divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate" segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented" reduce - undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce" section, segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" discerp, dismember, take apart - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" gerrymander - divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts | | 5. | part - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"polarise, polarize - cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions disjoin, disjoint - make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" joint - separate (meat) at the joint gin - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin break - separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" rupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | | Adv. | 1. | part - in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" |
part noun 1. piece, share, proportion, percentage, lot, bit, section, sector, slice, scrap, particle, segment, portion, fragment, lump, fraction, chunk, wedge << OPPOSITE entirety noun 8. duty, say, place, work, role, hand, business, share, charge, responsibility, task, function, capacity, involvement, participation verb 10. divide, separate, break, tear, split, rend, detach, sever, disconnect, cleave, come apart, disunite, disjoin << OPPOSITE join verb 11. part company, separate, break up, split up, say goodbye, go (their) separate ways << OPPOSITE meet for the most part mainly, largely, generally, chiefly, mostly, principally, on the whole, in the main in good part good-naturedly, well, cheerfully, cordially, without offence >> in part partly, a little, somewhat, slightly, partially, to some degree, to a certain extent, in some measure >> on the part of by, in, from, made by, carried out by part with something give up, abandon, yield, sacrifice, surrender, discard, relinquish, renounce, let go of, forgo >> take part in participate in, be involved in, join in, play a part in, be instrumental in, have a hand in, partake in, take a hand in, associate yourself with, put your twopence-worth in
In logistics, an item of an assembly or subassembly, which is not normally further broken down. See also assembly; component; subassembly.
 Translations part [pɑːt] n ( gen), ( MUS) → parte f (= bit); trozo; [ of machine] → pieza; vi [ people] → separarse; [ roads] → bifurcarse; [ crowd] → apartarse (= break); romperse;
 part [pɑːt] n → partie f [ of machine]; pièce f; on his part → de sa part; for my part → en ce qui me concerne; part with vt fus [+ person] → se séparer de [+ possessions]; se défaire de
 part [pɑːt] n → Teil m; ( Theat, Cine etc) (= role); Rolle f; for the most part (= generally) → zumeist;
 part [pɑːt] n → parte f [ of machine] → pezzo; vi [people] → separarsi; [roads] → dividersi;
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