apart
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpɑː(ɹ)t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɑɹt/, enPR: ə-pärt′
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t
Adverb edit
apart (comparative more apart, superlative most apart)
- Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
- 2015, Johnny Rogan, Ray Davies: A Complicated Life:
- We had a large bus and I had two of them at the front and two at the back, and I had to sit in the middle and keep them apart.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- Others apart sat on a hill retired.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 4:3:
- But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself.
- separately, exclusively, not together
- Consider the two propositions apart.
- Synonyms: independently, separately see also Thesaurus:individually
- In or into two or more parts.
- Synonyms: asunder, in twain see also Thesaurus:asunder
- We took the computer apart and put it back together.
- 1980, Joy Division (lyrics and music), “Love Will Tear Us Apart”:
- Love, love will tear us apart, again.
- To the side; Aside
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 1:21:
- Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
- 1827, John Keble, “The Snow-Drop”, in The Christian Year:
- Let Pleasure go, put Care apart.
- (used following a noun) Excluded from consideration.
- Joking apart, what do you think?
- Synonym: aside
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
terms derived from apart (adverb)
Translations edit
separately, in regard to space or company
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in a state of separation
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aside; away
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in two or more parts; asunder
Adjective edit
apart (not comparable)
- (after a noun or in the predicate) Exceptional, distinct.
- in a class apart.
- Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.
- Separate, on the side.
- 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 172:
- The young lover was in waiting, to hand them out of the large substantial carriage, and the first quiet moment that he could find for an apart whisper, said, "What can be the reason that your mother has never taken the slightest notice of my letter?"
Noun edit
apart
References edit
“apart”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch apart, from Middle French a part.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
apart (attributive aparte, comparative aparter, superlative apartste)
Derived terms edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French a part.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
apart (comparative aparter, superlative apartst)
- separate
- Over het algemeen vindt men vier kleuren in een inkjetprinter. Zwart zit bijna altijd in een aparte cartridge, de andere kleuren kunnen ook in één cartridge zitten.
- In general one finds four colors in an inkjet printer. Black is almost always in a separate cartridge, the other colors can also be in a single cartridge.
- unusual
- Hij draagt zeer aparte hoeden.
- He wears very unusual hats.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of apart | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | apart | |||
| inflected | aparte | |||
| comparative | aparter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | apart | aparter | het apartst het apartste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | aparte | apartere | apartste |
| n. sing. | apart | aparter | apartste | |
| plural | aparte | apartere | apartste | |
| definite | aparte | apartere | apartste | |
| partitive | aparts | aparters | — | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: apart
- Berbice Creole Dutch: apati
- Negerhollands: apart
- → Papiamentu: apart
- → Sranan Tongo: apart, aparti
Anagrams edit
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
apart (strong nominative masculine singular aparter, comparative aparter, superlative am apartesten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of apart
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist apart | sie ist apart | es ist apart | sie sind apart | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | aparter | aparte | apartes | aparte |
| genitive | aparten | aparter | aparten | aparter | |
| dative | apartem | aparter | apartem | aparten | |
| accusative | aparten | aparte | apartes | aparte | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der aparte | die aparte | das aparte | die aparten |
| genitive | des aparten | der aparten | des aparten | der aparten | |
| dative | dem aparten | der aparten | dem aparten | den aparten | |
| accusative | den aparten | die aparte | das aparte | die aparten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein aparter | eine aparte | ein apartes | (keine) aparten |
| genitive | eines aparten | einer aparten | eines aparten | (keiner) aparten | |
| dative | einem aparten | einer aparten | einem aparten | (keinen) aparten | |
| accusative | einen aparten | eine aparte | ein apartes | (keine) aparten | |
Comparative forms of apart
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist aparter | sie ist aparter | es ist aparter | sie sind aparter | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | aparterer | apartere | aparteres | apartere |
| genitive | aparteren | aparterer | aparteren | aparterer | |
| dative | aparterem | aparterer | aparterem | aparteren | |
| accusative | aparteren | apartere | aparteres | apartere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der apartere | die apartere | das apartere | die aparteren |
| genitive | des aparteren | der aparteren | des aparteren | der aparteren | |
| dative | dem aparteren | der aparteren | dem aparteren | den aparteren | |
| accusative | den aparteren | die apartere | das apartere | die aparteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein aparterer | eine apartere | ein aparteres | (keine) aparteren |
| genitive | eines aparteren | einer aparteren | eines aparteren | (keiner) aparteren | |
| dative | einem aparteren | einer aparteren | einem aparteren | (keinen) aparteren | |
| accusative | einen aparteren | eine apartere | ein aparteres | (keine) aparteren | |
Superlative forms of apart
Further reading edit
Kashubian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
apart (not comparable)
Derived terms edit
adjective
noun
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Latvian edit
Etymology edit
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Verb edit
apart (transitive or intransitive, 1st conjugation, present aparu, apar, apar, past aparu)
- (perfective) to till (land, field) by plowing
- apart laukumu, tīrumu ― to plow, till the field
- apart platu joslu ap dārzu ― to plow, till a wide zone around the garden
- to overturn (an obstacle) while plowing; to overturn (an obstacle) and plow
- apart velēnas, rugājus ― to plow the turf, stubble (after turning it over)
- traktorists ar krūmu arklu apar alkšņus, sīkstus kārklus ― the tractor driver plows through alder bushes and tough osiers with the bush plow
- to cover (e.g., planted potatoes) with earth by plowing around, by deepening the furrows; to furrow
- bija jāapar kartupeļi, tie zaļoja kā mežs; lai neiznāktu tikai laksti vien, vajadēja lakstus apmest nedaudz ar zemi - to izdarīja spīļu arkls ― it was time to plow around the potatoes, they had grown like a forest; so that not only leaves and stems would come out, it was necessary to throw some earth around them - the jaw plow does that
- (perfective) to plow around (to change direction around something while plowing; to plow the area around something)
- apart ap dārzu ― to plow around the garden
- art, apart akmenim apkārt ― to plow around the stone, rock
Conjugation edit
conjugation of apart
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | es | aparu | aparu | aparšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | apar | apari | aparsi | apar |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | apar | apara | apars | lai apar |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | aparam | aparām | aparsim | aparsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | aparat | aparāt | aparsiet, aparsit |
apariet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | apar | apara | apars | lai apar |
| RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | aparot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | aparošs | ||
| Past | esot aparis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | apardams | ||
| Future | aparšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | aparot | ||
| Imperative | lai aparot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | aparam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | aparis | |||
| Present | apartu | Present Passive | aparams | ||
| Past | būtu aparis | Past Passive | aparts | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jāapar | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | apart | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāapar | Negative Infinitive | neapart | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jāaparot | Verbal noun | aparšana | ||
Synonyms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
apart (comparative apartare, superlative apartast)
Usage notes edit
Often but not always derogatory, like peculiar.
Declension edit
| Inflection of apart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | apart | apartare | apartast |
| Neuter singular | apart | apartare | apartast |
| Plural | aparta | apartare | apartast |
| Masculine plural3 | aparte | apartare | apartast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | aparte | apartare | apartaste |
| All | aparta | apartare | apartaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||