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English adjective: apart | |||
| 1. | apart remote and separate physically or socially | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | isolated, obscure | ||
| Similar | unconnected | ||
| Antonyms | connected | ||
| 2. | apart having characteristics not shared by others | ||
| Samples | Scientists felt they were a group apart. | ||
| Similar | separate | ||
| Antonyms | joint | ||
English adverb: apart | |||
| 1. | apart separated or at a distance in place or position or time | ||
| Samples | These towns are many miles apart. Stood with his legs apart. Born two years apart. | ||
| 2. | apart not taken into account or excluded from consideration | ||
| Samples | These problems apart, the country is doing well. All joking aside, I think you're crazy. | ||
| Synonyms | aside | ||
| 3. | apart away from another or others | ||
| Samples | They grew apart over the years. Kept apart from the group out of shyness. Decided to live apart. | ||
| 4. | apart placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose | ||
| Samples | Had a feeling of being set apart. Quality sets it apart. A day set aside for relaxing. | ||
| Synonyms | aside | ||
| 5. | apart one from the other | ||
| Samples | People can't tell the twins apart. | ||
| 6. | apart into parts or pieces | ||
| Samples | He took his father's watch apart. Split apart. Torn asunder. | ||
| Synonyms | asunder | ||
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