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."
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.
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"
away from another or others
"they grew apart over the years"
"kept apart from the group out of shyness"
"decided to live apart"
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.
Apart from.
"Apart from the heavy rain, it was actually a perfect day for our picnic."
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.