PART


Meaning of PART in English

n.

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French partir, from Latin partire to divide, from part-, pars

Date: 13th century

intransitive verb

1 a : to separate from or take leave of someone b : to take leave of one another

2 : to become separated into parts

3 a : to go away : DEPART b : DIE

4 : to become separated, detached, or broken

5 : to relinquish possession or control <hated to part with that money>

transitive verb

1 a : to divide into parts b : to separate by combing on each side of a line c : to break or suffer the breaking of (as a rope or anchor chain)

2 : to divide into shares and distribute : APPORTION

3 a : to remove from contact or association <if aught but death part thee and me ― Ruth 1:17(AV)> b : to keep separate <the narrow channel that part s England from France> c : to hold (as brawlers) apart d : to separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion

4 a archaic : LEAVE , QUIT b dialect British : RELINQUISH , GIVE UP

– part company

1 : to end a relationship or association

2 : to diverge from another (as in opinion) ― often used with with

synonyms see SEPARATE

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.