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Apart has 12 different meanings across 3 categories:

Adjective · Adverb · Postp

Definitions
Noun
1

Misspelling of a part.

"The editor corrected my name by changing it from Smith to Smythe, noting that I had misspelled my own last name as apart instead of at first glance seemed like two separate words but was actually a single error in spelling the surname."

"The apartment is located on the third floor."

Usage: Apart" should not be used as a noun to mean "a part," as this is a common misspelling or confusion with the word "part." Instead, use "apart" only as an adverb or adjective to describe things being separated from one another."

Adjective
1

remote and separate physically or socially

"existed over the centuries as a world apart"

"preserved because they inhabited a place apart"

"tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"

"an obscure village"

2

having characteristics not shared by others

"scientists felt they were a group apart"

3

Exceptional, distinct.

"His dedication to the project was entirely apart from anyone else's efforts in the team."

In plain English: Apart means being separated from something else so there is space between you and it.

"The old bridge is in poor condition and needs to be torn apart before it can be repaired."

Usage: Use apart as an adjective only to describe things that are separate or distinct from one another, not as a synonym for exceptional. In most cases, you should use the adverb apart with a verb or keep the adjective form separate when describing quality.

Adverb
1

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

"These towns are many miles apart"

"stood with his legs apart"

"born two years apart"

2

not taken into account or excluded from consideration

"these problems apart, the country is doing well"

"all joking aside, I think you're crazy"

3

away from another or others

"they grew apart over the years"

"kept apart from the group out of shyness"

"decided to live apart"

4

placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

"had a feeling of being set apart"

"quality sets it apart"

"a day set aside for relaxing"

5

one from the other

"people can't tell the twins apart"

6

into parts or pieces

"he took his father's watch apart"

"split apart"

"torn asunder"

7

Placed separately (in regard to space or time).

"The old letters were kept in a drawer, stored apart from the newer correspondence."

In plain English: Apart means being separated from something else with space between you.

"The two pieces of wood fell apart when I pushed them together."

Usage: Use apart as an adverb to describe things that are physically separated by a specific distance or time gap, often appearing after a number like "two feet apart." Do not use it when referring to emotional separation, which requires the phrase "apart from" followed by a noun or gerund.

Postp
1

Apart from.

"Apart from the heavy rain, it was actually a perfect day for our picnic."

Example Sentences
"The old bridge is in poor condition and needs to be torn apart before it can be repaired." adj
"The two pieces of wood fell apart when I pushed them together." adv
"The apartment is located on the third floor." noun
See Also
stretch break exceptional riven freestanding isolate limb from limb seclude
Related Terms

Origin

The word apart comes from the phrase a part, which entered English via Anglo-Norman. It originally meant "to the side" in Latin before evolving to describe things that are separated or distinct from one another.

Rhyming Words
art mart bart dart tart lart hart fart kart cart sart vart wart part skart boart swart snart chart clart
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