part

CEFRA1

/pɑːt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece or section of something larger.

  2. 02

    verb

    To leave each other or move apart.

Examples

  • I am proud to be a part of this project.

  • We spent part of the time in the museum.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A portion; a component.

  2. A fraction of a whole.

  3. A distinct element of something larger.

More examples

In context

  • You do your part and I'll do the rest.

  • I was in Australia part of last year.

  • The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English part, from Old English part (“part”) and Old French part (“part”); both from Latin partem, accusative of pars (“piece, portion, share, side, party, faction, role, character, lot, fate, task, lesson, part, member”), from Proto-Indo-European *par-, *per- (“to sell, exchange”). Akin to Latin portiō (“a portion, part”), parāre (“to make ready, prepare”). Displaced Middle English del, dele (“part”) (from Old English dǣl (“part, distribution”) > Modern English deal (“portion; amount”)), Middle English dale, dole (“part, portion”) (from Old English dāl (“portion”) > Modern English dole), Middle English sliver (“part, portion”) (from Middle English sliven (“to cut, cleave”), fro...