part
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See also part.
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[ English
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| saw | things | left | #159: part | off | took | nothing |
[ Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /pɑːt/, SAMPA: /pA:t/
- (US) IPA: /pɑɹt/, SAMPA: /pAr\t/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes:ɑː(r)t
[ Etymology
From Old French part.
[ Noun
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part (plural parts)
- A fraction of a whole; a portion. syn. transl.
- Gaul is divided into three parts.
- A distinct element or component.
- The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle.
- A group inside a larger group. syn. transl.
- Duty; responsibility.
- to do one’s part
- Share, especially of a profit.
- I want my part of the bounty.
- Position or role (especially in a play).
- We all have a part to play.
- A unit of relative proportion in a mixture.
- The mixture comprises one part sodium hydroxide and ten parts water.
- 3.5 centiliters of one ingredient in a mixed drink.
- A section of a document.
- Please turn to Part I, Chapter 2.
- (US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions. syn. transl.
- The part of his hair was slightly to the left.
- (music) The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.
- The first violin part in this concerto is very challenging.
- (Judaism) In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds. syn.
[ Synonyms
- (fraction of a whole def. transl.): portion, component, element
- (group within a larger group def. transl.): faction, party
- (position or role def. transl.): position, role
- (hair dividing line def. transl.): parting (UK)
- (Hebrew calendar unit def.): chelek
[ Derived terms
[ Translations
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[ Verb
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Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to part (third-person singular simple present parts, present participle parting, simple past and past participle parted)
- To leave.
- To cut hair with a parting.
- (transitive) To divide in two.
- to part the curtains
- (intransitive) To be divided in two or separated.
[ Derived terms
[ Translations
to leave
to cut hair with a parting
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to divide in two
to become divided in two or separated
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[ Adjective
part (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
- Fractional, partial.
- Fred was part owner of thee car.
[ Translations
- (fractional, partial): See partial.
[ Adverb
part (comparative more part, superlative most part)
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- Partly, partially, fractionally.
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