Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - apart
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apart
I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French a part, literally, to one side Date: 14th century 1. a. at a little distance tried to keep ~ from the family squabbles b. away from one another in space or time towns 20 miles ~ 2. a. as a separate unit ; independently viewed ~, his arguments were unsound b. so as to separate one from another found it hard to tell the twins ~ 3. excluded from consideration ; aside a few blemishes ~, the novel is excellent 4. in or into two or more parts ; to pieces coming ~ at the seams II. adjective Date: 1728 1. separate, isolated those athletes are a breed ~ 2. holding different opinions ; divided • ~ness noun APARTHEID noun Etymology: Afrikaans, from apart apart + -heid -hood Date: 1947 1. racial segregation; specifically a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa 2. separation, segregation cultural ~ gender ~
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adv. 1 separately; not together (keep your feet apart). 2 into pieces (came apart in my hands). 3 a to or on one side. b out of consideration (placed after noun : joking apart). 4 to or at a distance. Phrases and idioms apart from 1 excepting; not considering. 2 in addition to (apart from roses we grow irises). Etymology: ME f. OF f. {agrave} to + part side ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. в отдалении, в стороне, обособленно far apart —- на большом расстоянии друг от друга this house stood apart from others —- этот дом стоял отдельно от других keep the dogs apart —- не подпускайте собак друг к другу towns 20 miles apart —- города, отстоящие друг от друга на 20 миль he tried to keep apart from family squabbles —- он старался держаться в стороне от семейных склок 2. в сторону to set English books apart —- отложить в сторону английские книги to set some money apart —- отложить немного денег 3. раздельно, порознь; врозь; различно, отлично от to live (to dwell) apart —- жить врозь the friends have grown much apart —- друзья разошлись (охладели друг к другу) apart in manner —- не похожий (на других) по своей манере держаться the various meanings of a word must be kept clearly apart in a dictionary —- в словаре различные значения слова должны четко разграничиваться they are so much alike that only their mother knows them apart —- они так похожи друг на друга, что только мать может различить их you must view each argument apart —- нужно рассматривать каждый аргумент в отдельности 4. на части, на куски to fall apart —- развалиться на части (на куски) to take apart —- разобрать, демонтировать; раскритиковать; разнести, разгромить; дотошно разобраться (в чем-л.); разобрать (что-л.) по косточкам; детально проанализировать to take the...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adv. 1) в стороне, отдельно, в отдалении, обособленно; в сторону - stand apart - far apart - set some money apart 2) врозь, порознь; в отдельности, отлично от 3) на части, на куски - fall apart - take apart to grow apart - отдаляться друг от друга apart from - не говоря уже о, кроме, не считая ...Англо-русский словарь
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I. [c red]POSITIONS AND STATES Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown below, 'apart' is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘grow apart’ and ‘take apart’. 1. When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other. He was standing a bit apart from the rest of us, watching us... Ray and sister Renee lived just 25 miles apart from each other. ...regions that were too far apart to have any way of knowing about each other... ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV from n 2. If two people or things move apart or are pulled apart, they move away from each other. John and Isabelle moved apart, back into the sun... He tried in vain to keep the two dogs apart before the neighbour intervened. ADV: ADV after v 3. If two people are apart, they are no longer living together or spending time together, either permanently or just for a short time. It was the first time Jane and I had been apart for more than a few days... Mum and Dad live apart. ADV: be ADV, ADV after v 4. If you take something apart, you separate it into the pieces that it is made of. If it comes or falls apart, its parts separate from each other. When the clock stopped he took it apart to find out what was wrong... Many school buildings are unsafe, and some are falling apart. ADV: ADV after v 5. If something such as an organization or relationship falls apart, or if something tears it apart, it can no longer continue because it has serious difficulties. Any manager knows that his company will start falling apart if his attention wanders... ADV: ADV after v 6. If something sets someone or something apart, it makes them different from other people or things. What really sets Mr Thaksin apart is that he comes from northern Thailand... ADV: ADV after v, n ADV 7. If people or groups are a long way apart on a particular topic or issue, they have completely different views and disagree about it. Their concept of a performance and our concept were miles apart. ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adv, ~ adj 1 »DISTANCE« if things are apart, they have an amount of space between them (Joel stood apart from the group, frowning. | two miles/six feet etc apart) (The two villages are 6 kilometres apart.) 2 »TIME« two hours/six weeks etc apart if things are a particular time apart, they have that much time between them (Our birthdays are exactly a month apart.) 3 »SEPARATE« a) if you keep, pull, force etc two things apart, you separate them (I try to keep my work and private life as far apart as possible. | The two boys started fighting so we had to pull them apart.) b) if you take or pull something apart, or something comes or falls apart, it is separated into many different parts (The mechanics took the engine apart. | The chair fell apart in my hands.) 4 »SOMEWHERE ELSE« in a different place from someone else (You never see the twins apart. | My wife and I are living apart at the moment.) 5 »RELATIONSHIP« a) be worlds/poles apart if people, beliefs, or ideas are worlds or poles apart, they are completely different from each other b) grow/drift apart if people or groups grow apart, their relationship slowly ends (Sadly, the family has grown apart since Auntie Barbara died.) 6 »CONDITION« if something is coming apart or falling apart etc, it is in a very bad condition (I must get some new trousers; these are all coming apart. | Well, the relationship's fallen apart, to be honest.) 7 joking apart used to say that you want to consider something seriously (Joking apart, we must do something about that hole.) 8 quite apart from without even considering (Quite apart from the cost, there's the question of your health to be considered.) 9 apart from also aside from especially AmE a) used to introduce one small point which makes a statement not completely true (This essay's good apart from a couple of spelling mistakes.) b) except for (Apart from the occasional visit, what does Alan do for his kids?) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 14c., from O.Fr. а part "to the side," from L. ad "to" + partem acc. of pars "a side." Apartment is from 1641. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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