Part
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɑːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Part is a noun meaning A portion; a component.
Meaning
A portion; a component.
More Meanings
- Duty; responsibility.
- (US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
- (Judaism) In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
- A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.
- (intransitive) To leave the company of (each other, or someone/something [with with or from]).
- (transitive) To divide in two.
- (transitive) To cut hair with a parting.
Example Sentences
to do one’s part
great quickness of parts
men of considerable parts
He wrung Bassanio's hand, and so they parted.
Word Forms
- parts
- parting
- parted
Synonyms for part
Depending on context, synonyms include piece, portion, component, element, faction, party.
Antonyms for part
Common opposites include all, wholly, totally, altogether, whole, entirely.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fractional, section, division, divide, piece, component.
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