to part
- verb
- /pɑrt/
- "Pete gave Mel a fraternal hug and the two men parted ways, content in their old friendship."
- part company
- part ways
- willing to part
The couple that should part let them go their separate ways.
- The couple that should part let them go their separate ways.
- So I'm thinking maybe little boxes that part the crates in different sections.
- I did come up with such a genius way to part people with their money.
Examples
-
And we're parting on the square.
-
On occasion, they went to dinner; at other times, they parted for separate engagements.
Fiction book (1990) -
The couple that should part let them go their separate ways.
-
Just walk across the street and they will part their ways and not hit you.
-
The best of friends must part, right?
-
Listen... if you don't like what I have to say, if you're not interested, then, hey, we can just part ways.
-
As Dave reached them, they parted to let through the orderly, followed by Naqui.
Fiction book (1991) -
At the top, Sheehan and his squad parted to let Bedford through, then followed him aboard.
Fiction book (1991) -
In this context, Bonifacio's parting words to Dorotea as she leaves for the "abbey" are heavy.
Academic text (1990) -
After the meeting ended, the team decided to part and tackle their individual projects separately.
Synonyms
To split something into parts or groups
End a relationship or go separate ways
To break into parts or pieces
Separate something into smaller pieces
To divide something into smaller parts
To break into pieces or fall into separate parts
To make a piece come away from something by hitting or bending it
To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group
To stop being together or working with someone and go in different directions
To come off a larger thing, often because of force or damage
Separate things that are attached to each other
To cut or separate something into parts, often by breaking it
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
The lowest singing or instrument line that plays deep notes to support the music
- Specialized
Four voices singing different notes together to make a rich musical sound
- Specialized
A part of a song for singers who sing in the same range, for example soprano
Three voices or instruments sing different notes together to make a full sound
- Specialized
The part after the decimal point in a logarithm, for example .808 in log 643 = 2.808
- Specialized
The digits or bits after the decimal point that show fractional value in computer numbers
- Specialized
The number you multiply by i in a complex number, for example 3 in 5 + 3i
- Specialized
A relation where a smaller part belongs to a larger whole, like a wheel and a car
- Specialized
A computer program that labels each word as a noun, verb, or adjective
- Informal
A woman who dates someone but is not a serious or exclusive partner
How Separated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Part as a verb comes from the same root and an old verb partire meaning 'to divide', which gives the image of things moving away from each other. That is why to 'part' is to separate or go in different directions.