apart A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled a-part US /əˈpɑɹt/ UK /əˈpɑːt/ See IPA manual Freq #1198 Meanings 1 adv Separated by a distance in space or time. The two houses are about a mile apart. 2 adv Into separate pieces. He took the old clock apart to fix it. 3 adv So as to tell one thing from another. The twins look so alike that I can't tell them apart. 4 adv Not counted or considered; aside from. These small problems apart, the project went well. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adv · into separate pieces. asunder 4 adv · not counted or considered;... aside ↔ Opposites together Common collocations break apart Verb + adverb come apart Verb + adverb fall apart Verb + adverb pick apart Verb + adverb Etymology AI details From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”). apart Middle English a part xno ad partem Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # apart **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /əˈpɑɹt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈpɑːt/ **Frequency rank:** 1198 ## Meanings 1. Separated by a distance in space or time. 2. Into separate pieces. 3. So as to tell one thing from another. 4. Not counted or considered; aside from. ## Examples - The two houses are about a mile apart. - He took the old clock apart to fix it. - The twins look so alike that I can't tell them apart. - These small problems apart, the project went well. ## Antonyms - together ## Roots and Affixes - Root: apart - Root: a part - Root: ad partem ## Etymology From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”). ## AI Etymology Apart comes from Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”). ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown