apart
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpɑː(ɹ)t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɑɹt/, enPR: ə-pärt′
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t
AdverbEdit
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, Milton, John, Paradise Lost:
- Others apart sat on a hill retired.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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.
- Aside; away.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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, Keble, John, “The Snow-Drop”, in The Christian Year:
- Let Pleasure go, put Care apart.
- In or into two or more parts.
- 1980, Joy Division (lyrics and music), “Love Will Tear Us Apart”:
- Love, love will tear us apart, again.
- We took the computer apart and put it back together.
SynonymsEdit
- (in a state of separation): independently, separately; see also Thesaurus:individually
- (in or into two or more parts): asunder, in twain; see also Thesaurus:asunder
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
terms derived from apart (adverb)
TranslationsEdit
separately, in regard to space or company
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in a state of separation
aside; away
in two or more parts; asunder
PostpositionEdit
apart
- (following its objective complement) Apart from.
- A handful of examples apart, an English preposition precedes its complement.
SynonymsEdit
- bar, except for; see also Thesaurus:except
TranslationsEdit
apart from — see apart from
AdjectiveEdit
apart (not comparable)
- (Used after a noun or in the predicate) Exceptional, distinct.
- in a class apart'.
- Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.
NounEdit
apart
ReferencesEdit
apart in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch apart, from Middle French a part.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
apart (attributive aparte, comparative aparter, superlative apartste)
Derived termsEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French a part.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
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.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of apart | ||||
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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 termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: apart
AnagramsEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
AdjectiveEdit
apart (comparative aparter, superlative am apartesten)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of apart
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
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 | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
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
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am apartesten | sie ist am apartesten | es ist am apartesten | sie sind am apartesten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | apartester | aparteste | apartestes | aparteste |
genitive | apartesten | apartester | apartesten | apartester | |
dative | apartestem | apartester | apartestem | apartesten | |
accusative | apartesten | aparteste | apartestes | aparteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der aparteste | die aparteste | das aparteste | die apartesten |
genitive | des apartesten | der apartesten | des apartesten | der apartesten | |
dative | dem apartesten | der apartesten | dem apartesten | den apartesten | |
accusative | den apartesten | die aparteste | das aparteste | die apartesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein apartester | eine aparteste | ein apartestes | (keine) apartesten |
genitive | eines apartesten | einer apartesten | eines apartesten | (keiner) apartesten | |
dative | einem apartesten | einer apartesten | einem apartesten | (keinen) apartesten | |
accusative | einen apartesten | eine aparteste | ein apartestes | (keine) apartesten |
Further readingEdit
- “apart” in Duden online
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
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VerbEdit
apart (tr. or intr., 1st conj., pres. 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
ConjugationEdit
conjugation of apart
INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) | ||||
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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 |