PART


Meaning of PART in English

■ noun

1》 a piece or segment of something which combined with others makes up the whole.

↘a component of a machine: aircraft ~s.

↘a division of a book, periodical, or broadcast serial.

↘a measure allowing comparison between the amounts of different ingredients used in a mixture: one ~ cement to five ~s ballast.

2》 some but not all of something.

↘( ~s ) informal a region, especially one not clearly specified or delimited: jetting off to foreign ~s.

3》 a role played by an actor or actress.

↘ Music a melody or other constituent of harmony assigned to a ~icular voice or instrument.

4》 the contribution made by someone to an action or situation.

5》 ( ~s ) archaic abilities.

6》 N. Amer. a ~ing in the hair.

■ verb

1》 move a~ or divide to leave a central space.

2》 (also be ~ed ) leave someone's company.

3》 ( ~ with ) give up possession of; hand over.

4》 separate (the hair on either side of a ~ing) with a combining

■ adverb ~ly (often used to contrast different ~s of something): ~ jazz, ~ blues.

Phrases

be ~ and parcel of be an essential element of. [ parcel here is in the archaic sense '~, portion'.]

for my (or his , her , etc.) ~ as far as I am (or he, she, etc. is) concerned.

in ~ to some extent though not entirely.

look the ~ have an appearance or style of dress appropriate to a ~icular role or situation.

a man of ( many ) ~s a man showing great ability in many different areas.

on the ~ of (or on my , their , etc. ~ ) used to ascribe responsibility for something to someone.

~ company cease to be together; go in different directions.

take ~ join in or be involved in an activity.

take the ~ of give support and encouragement to (someone) in a dispute.

Derivatives

-~er noun

Origin

OE (denoting a ~ of speech), from L. pars , ~- ; the verb is from OFr. ~ir , from L. ~ire , ~iri 'divide, share'.

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