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APART

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• APART (adjective)
The adjective APART has 3 senses:

1. remote and separate physically or socially
2. not living together as man and wife
3. having characteristics not shared by others

Familiarity information: APART used as an adjective is uncommon.

• APART (adverb)
The adverb APART has 6 senses:

1. separated or at a distance in place or position or time
2. not taken into account or excluded from consideration
3. away from another or others
4. placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
5. one from the other
6. into parts or pieces

Familiarity information: APART used as an adverb is common.

• APART (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Remote and separate physically or socially

Synonyms:

apart; isolated; obscure

Context examples:

existed over the centuries as a world apart / preserved because they inhabited a place apart / tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization / an obscure village

Similar:

unconnected (not joined or linked together)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Not living together as man and wife

Synonyms:

apart; separate; separated

Context examples:

decided to live apart / maintaining separate households / they are separated

Similar:

divided (separated into parts or pieces)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Having characteristics not shared by others

Context example:

scientists felt they were a group apart

Similar:

separate (independent; not united or joint)

• APART (adverb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Separated or at a distance in place or position or time

Context examples:

These towns are many miles apart / stood with his legs apart / born two years apart

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Not taken into account or excluded from consideration

Synonyms:

apart; aside

Context examples:

these problems apart, the country is doing well / all joking aside, I think you're crazy

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Away from another or others

Context examples:

they grew apart over the years / kept apart from the group out of shyness / decided to live apart

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Meaning:

Placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

Synonyms:

apart; aside

Context examples:

had a feeling of being set apart / quality sets it apart / a day set aside for relaxing

Sense 5

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Meaning:

One from the other

Context example:

people can't tell the twins apart

Sense 6

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Meaning:

Into parts or pieces

Synonyms:

asunder; apart

Context examples:

he took his father's watch apart / split apart / torn asunder

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