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What sets 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' apart is Riggs's use of 'found' photographs as a spark of inspiration for the narrative. 'Found' describes art created from common objects that are not normally considered art.
Claire Cameron

Meaning of "apart" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APART

From Old French a part at (the) side.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APART

apart  [əˈpɑːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APART

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apart can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES APART MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apartness relation

In constructive mathematics, an apartness relation is a constructive form of inequality, and is often taken to be more basic than equality. It is often written as # to distinguish from the negation of equality ≠, which is weaker.

Definition of apart in the English dictionary

The first definition of apart in the dictionary is to pieces or in pieces. Other definition of apart is placed or kept separately or to one side for a particular purpose, reason, etc; aside. Apart is also separate in time, place, or position; at a distance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APART


Bonaparte
ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːt
champart
ˈtʃæmpɑːt
compart
kəmˈpɑːt
counterpart
ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt
depart
dɪˈpɑːt
dispart
dɪsˈpɑːt
forepart
ˈfɔːˌpɑːt
impart
ɪmˈpɑːt
mouthpart
ˈmaʊθˌpɑːt
multipart
ˈmʌltɪˌpɑːt
outpart
ˈaʊtˌpɑːt
overpart
ˌəʊvəˈpɑːt
part
pɑːt
Quelpart
ˈkwɛlˌpɑːt
rampart
ˈræmpɑːt
spart
spɑːt
subpart
ˈsʌbˌpɑːt
tripart
ˈtraɪˌpɑːt
underpart
ˈʌndəˌpɑːt
upperpart
ˈʌpərˌpɑːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APART

apadana
apage
apagoge
apagogic
apagogical
apagogically
apanage
apanaged
aparejo
apart from
apartheid
aparthotel
apartment
apartment block
apartment building
apartment complex
apartment house
apartmental
apartments
apartness

WORDS THAT END LIKE APART

bit part
body part
car part
fall apart
for the most part
four-part
imaginary part
in part
moving part
name part
play a part
poles apart
real part
replacement part
spare part
star part
take apart
take in good part
tell apart
walk-on part

Synonyms and antonyms of apart in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «APART»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «apart» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of apart

Translation of «apart» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APART

Find out the translation of apart to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apart from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apart» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分离
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aparte
570 millions of speakers

English

apart
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُنفَصِلاً
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в стороне
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

separado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পৃথক্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hormis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selainnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auseinander
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

別個に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

따로따로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loro
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

riêng ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவிர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेगळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayrı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lontano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oddzielnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

окремо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distanțat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χωριστά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitmekaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

isär
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

atskilt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apart

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APART»

The term «apart» is very widely used and occupies the 4.527 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APART» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apart» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apart» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apart

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10 QUOTES WITH «APART»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word apart.
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Fred Barnes
Obama sounded like Al Gore on global warming. The more the case for man-made warming falls apart, the more hysterical Gore gets about an imminent catastrophe. The more public support his stimulus bill loses, the more Obama embraces fear-mongering.
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Jodi Benson
I can't sing, perform, do anything apart from Christ. I have no power or strength of my own.
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Harry Browne
Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights.
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Claire Cameron
What sets 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children' apart is Riggs's use of 'found' photographs as a spark of inspiration for the narrative. 'Found' describes art created from common objects that are not normally considered art.
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Eugene Chadbourne
I think dissonance in music makes you think. It isn't, 'Oh, that's a pretty melody I can whistle.' You have to sit down and listen to tell it apart from other things.
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Guy Clark
It's just something I've always done. In South Texas, the first guitar you get is a Mexican guitar. And the first one I got, the first thing I did was take it apart.
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David Crystal
Word books traditionally focus on unusual and quirky items. They tend to ignore the words that provide the skeleton of the language, without which it would fall apart, such as 'and' and 'what,' or words that provide structure to our conversation, such as 'hello.'
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Cory Doctorow
The other one I did was 'I, Robot.' I take apart Isaac Asimov's Robots world.
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Tate Donovan
My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I wanted to be a big boy or whatever. I remember looking up on that screen. It was a movie about medieval knights. All I remember is saying, 'I want to do that. I want to make movies.'
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Melissa Etheridge
I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APART»

Discover the use of apart in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apart and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
In Coming Apart, Charles Murray explores the formation of American classes that are different in kind from anything we have ever known, focusing on whites as a way of driving home the fact that the trends he describes do not break along ...
Charles Murray, 2012
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Drawn from traditional Buddhist wisdom, Pema Chodrons radical and compassionate advice for what to do when things fall apart in our lives goes against the grain of our usual habits and ex pectations.--from back cover.
Pema Chödrön, 2005
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Things Fall Apart
With his world thrown radically off-balance he can only hurtle towards tragedy. Chinua Achebe's stark novel reshaped both African and world literature.
Chinua Achebe, 2013
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When it All Falls Apart
"When It All Falls Apart" is a valuable resource that provides specific and effective strategies to address life's difficult challenges by giving readers a road map to a better tomorrow.
Riva Tims, 2012
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Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through ...
For anyone going through the ending of a relationship Kingma is a caring, sensitive guide. This re-packaged edition includes a new introduction by the author.
Daphne Rose Kingma, 2012
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A World Apart
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Gustav Herling, 2007
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Born Together—Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study
Segal offers an overview of the study’s scientific contributions and effect on public consciousness.
Nancy L. Segal, 2012
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Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart: A Casebook
Presents critical essays on "Things fall apart" from a variety of perspectives, including ethnographic, pedagogical, and ideological ones.
Isidore Okpewho, 2003
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Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
Critical essays discuss the language, symbolism, characters, and themes of the classic novel about British colonialism in Nigeria.
Harold Bloom, 2010
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When Things Fell Apart: State Failure in Late-Century Africa
This book covers a wide range of territory by drawing on materials from Rwanda, Sudan, Liberia, and Congo. A must-read for scholars and policy makers concerned with political conflict and state failure.
Robert H. Bates, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APART»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apart is used in the context of the following news items.
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Using lasers to build molecules instead of tearing them apart
One of the easier—and I use that word in the sense of "not impossible"—demonstrations of coherent control involves tearing molecules apart. «Ars Technica, Jul 15»
2
Deteriorating nails fell apart when balcony collapsed in North Carolina
The deck, measuring 3.6 by 3.6 metres, was likely up to code when the house was built in 1986, but the nearly 30-year-old nails simply fell apart under the ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
3
It's beginning to look like we'll let Ukraine fall apart
RTX1IY3H REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoTyres are set on fire during a rally held by members of the far-right radical group Right Sector, ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
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What will be the next issue that tears EU apart?
Popular Greek opposition to their bail-out deal has for the first time given normally confident EU leaders pause for thought about their ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Three injured in crash that caused vehicle to split apart; one a young …
The impact caused the woman's vehicle to split apart. A three-and-a-half-year-old child was ejected from the vehicle. Prior to the crash, Dodge ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
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'Golden Bird' art sculpture torn apart by yobs after being installed in …
Yobs tore apart a £2,000 brass bird sculpture that was set to be the centrepiece of a Liverpool city centre art installation. Artist Paul Hayes ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
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Gordon Parks: Kris Boyd's natural finishing ability remains a class …
Boyd's natural finishing ability remains a class apart from the lot of them, despite disguising it well during his spell at Rangers. Watching Killie ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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In pictures: Epic converts Duke Street ghost office into third apart hotel
Take a look inside a new apart-hotel created through the £800,000 conversion of a Liverpool city centre office block left vacant for more than 30 ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
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Things fall apart for Verlander in 10-5 loss to Jays
But things fell apart in the fifth inning. Verlander was ahead 0-2 in the count before walking Danny Valencia. Kevin Pillar followed with a single. «Port Huron Times Herald, Jul 15»
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Two men found dead an hour apart: NYPD
Police said that on July 4 they found a man dead at a home in Lindenwood at about 7:15 a.m. and just over an hour later found another man ... «Queens Chronicle, Jul 15»

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