APART

(SEPARATE) [adverb] - separated by a distance or, less commonly, by timeStand with your feet wide apart and lower the top half of your body to the floor.How far apart do you think I should put my speakers?We were asked to stand in two lines 3 metres apart.The two lines of children moved slowly apart.The garage, large enough for two cars, is set apart from (= not joined to) the house.What's the age difference between you and your brother - are you two or three years apart?People might say that they are apart either when they are living or staying in separate places or when their relationship has ended and they no longer spend time together.When you're apart you rely so heavily on the phone to keep in touch.Apart can also mean into smaller pieces.These toys aren't well made - they come/fall apart far too easily.My lamp isn't working but I don't want to take it apart (= separate it into the pieces that make it up) in case I can't put it together again.Apart can also mean into smaller pieces.These toys aren't well made - they come/fall apart far too easily.My lamp isn't working but I don't want to take it apart (= separate it into the pieces that make it up) in case I can't put it together again.