adv.1 separately; not together (keep your feet apart).
2 into pieces (came apart in my hands).
3 a to or on one side. b out of consideration (placed after noun : joking apart).
4 to or at a distance.
Phrases and idioms:
apart from
1. excepting; not considering.
2 in addition to (apart from roses we grow irises).
Etymology: ME f. OF f. {agrave} to + part side