Meaning

A portion; a component..

Definitions by Sense

1. A portion; a component.
2. Duty; responsibility.
3. (US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
4. (Judaism) In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
5. A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.
6. (intransitive) To leave the company of (each other, or someone/something [with with or from]).
7. (transitive) To divide in two.
8. (transitive) To cut hair with a parting.

Example Sentences

to do one’s part

The part of his hair was slightly to the left.

which maintained so politic a state of evil, that they will not admit any good part to intermingle with them.

men of considerable parts

great quickness of parts

He wrung Bassanio's hand, and so they parted.

It was strange to him that a father should feel no tenderness at parting with an only son.

There is an hour when I must part / From all I hold most dear

Word Forms

• parts
• parting
• parted

Synonyms for part.

Antonyms for part.

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When Should You Use Part.?

Use part. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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