part
//pɑːt//
Forms
- Plural
- parts
- present (v1)
- part
- past (v2)
- parted
- past participle (v3)
- parted
- present participle
- parting
- 3rd person singular
- parts
Definitions
1.A portion; a component.
- Gaul is divided into three parts.
- Please turn to Part I, Chapter 2.
- I was in Australia part of last year.
2.Duty; responsibility.
- He that is not against us is on our part.
- Make whole kingdoms take her brother's part.
- The first violin part in this concerto is very challenging.
3.The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
- The part of his hair was slightly to the left.
4.In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
- I didn't take part in the conversation.
1.To leave the company of (each other, or someone/something [with with or from]).
- He wrung Bassanio's hand, and so they parted.
- It was strange to him that a father should feel no tenderness at parting with an only son.
2.To divide in two.
- I run the canoe into a deep dent in the bank that I knowed about; I had to part the willow branches to get in; and when I made fast nobody could a seen the canoe from the outside.
3.To be divided in two or separated.
- A rope parts. His hair parts in the middle.
4.To cut hair with a parting.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #183
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English part, from Old English part (“part”) and Old French part (“part”); both from Latin partem, accusative of pars (“piece, portion, share, side, party, faction, role, character, lot, fate, task, lesson, part, member”), from Proto-Indo-European *par-, *per- (“to sell, exchange”).