/ əˈpɑːt; NAmE əˈpɑːrt/ adverb
1.
separated by a distance, of space or time :
The two houses stood 500 metres apart.
Their birthdays are only three days apart.
( figurative )
The two sides in the talks are still a long way apart (= are far from reaching an agreement) .
2.
not together; separate or separately :
We're living apart now.
Over the years, Rosie and I had drifted apart.
She keeps herself apart from other people.
I can't tell the twins apart (= see the difference between them) .
3.
into pieces :
The whole thing just came apart in my hands.
We had to take the engine apart .
When his wife died, his world fell apart .
4.
used to say that sb/sth is not included in what you are talking about :
Colin apart, not one of them seems suitable for the job.
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IDIOMS
see joke verb , pole noun , rip verb , world
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , from Latin a parte at the side.