part (pɑːt
)
Definitions
noun
- a piece or portion of a whole
- an integral constituent of something ⇒
dancing is part of what we teach
- an amount less than the whole; bit ⇒
they only recovered part of the money
- ((as modifier) ⇒
an old car in part exchange for a new one
- an amount less than the whole; bit ⇒
- one of several equal or nearly equal divisions ⇒
mix two parts flour to one part water
- an actor's role in a play
- the speech and actions which make up such a role
- a written copy of these
- a person's proper role or duty ⇒
everyone must do his part
- (often plural) region; area ⇒
you're well known in these parts
- anatomy any portion of a larger structure
- a component that can be replaced in a machine, engine, etc ⇒
spare parts
- US Canadian Australian the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
parting - music
- one of a number of separate melodic lines making up the texture of music
- one of such melodic lines, which is assigned to one or more instrumentalists or singers ⇒
the viola part
the soprano solo part
- such a line performed from a separately written or printed copy See part song
- See for the most part
- See for one's part
- See in part
- See of many parts
- See on the part of
- See part and parcel
- See play a part
- See take in good part
- See take part in
- See take someone's part
verb
- to divide or separate from one another; take or come apart ⇒
to part the curtains
the seams parted when I washed the dress
- to go away or cause to go away from one another; stop or cause to stop seeing each other ⇒
the couple parted amicably
- (intr) from to leave; say goodbye (to)
- (intr) with to relinquish, esp reluctantly ⇒
I couldn't part with my teddy bear
- (tr) from to cause to relinquish, esp reluctantly ⇒
he's not easily parted from his cash
- (intr) to split; separate ⇒
the path parts here
- (tr) to arrange (the hair) in such a way that a line of scalp is left showing
- (intr) a euphemism for die1 (sense 1)
- (intr) archaic to depart
- See part company
adverb
- to some extent; partly
See also
partsWord Origin
C13: via Old French from Latin partīre to divide, from pars a partSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
piece,
share,
proportion,
percentage,
lot,
bit,
section,
sector,
slice,
scrap,
particle,
segment,
portion,
fragment,
lump,
fraction,
chunk,
wedge,
=
duty,
say,
place,
work,
role,
hand,
business,
share,
charge,
responsibility,
task,
function,
capacity,
involvement,
participation,
Translations
- British English:
part
Part of something is a piece or a section of it.I like that part of the town.pɑːt NOUN I like that part of the town.
- Spanish:
parte
nf
- French:
partie
nf
- German:
Teil
nm
- Chinese: 部分 n
- Arabic: جُزْءٌ n
- Portuguese: parte nf
- Russian: часть nf
- Croatian: dio nm
- Czech: část nf
- Danish: del nutr
- Dutch: onderdeel nnt
- Finnish: osa n
- Greek: τμήμα nnt
- Italian: parte nf
- Japanese: 部分 n
- Korean: 일부 n
- Norwegian: del nm
- Polish: część nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: parte nf
- European Spanish:
parte
nf
- Swedish: del nutr
- Thai: ส่วนหนึ่ง n
- Turkish: parça n
- Vietnamese: phần n
Usage examples
Getting back to the Library with the sword would be the trickiest part of the venture.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Heather moorlands in northern England are, in part , maintained for raising game birds.
Country Life (2004)She says she has taken part in initiatives to improve the situation in the region for people with disabilities.
Irish Times (2002)Hopefully, the players who were part of the squad can go on to further their rugby careers.
Glasgow Herald (2001)These were the hospitals that could accurately measure blood-sugar levels, an important part of controlling diabetes.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)