Apart
/əˈpɑːrt/adverb
Separate by distance or time.
The two towers are a mile apart.
Often appears as...
- miles apart
- days apart
adverb
Into pieces or parts.
The old car fell apart.
Often appears as...
- fall apart
- tear apart
adverb
To or at one side.
He stepped apart from the group.
Often appears as...
- step apart
- stand apart
adverb
Not together with others.
They like to work apart, not in a team.
Often appears as...
- work apart
- live apart
adjective
Different or distinct.
This case is apart from the others.
Often appears as...
- be apart
- set apart
Usage tips
Disapproving
adverb
Separate by distance or time.
The two towers are a mile apart.
Often appears as...
- miles apart
- days apart
adverb
Into pieces or parts.
The old car fell apart.
Often appears as...
- fall apart
- tear apart
adverb
To or at one side.
He stepped apart from the group.
Often appears as...
- step apart
- stand apart
adverb
Not together with others.
They like to work apart, not in a team.
Often appears as...
- work apart
- live apart
adjective
Different or distinct.
This case is apart from the others.
Often appears as...
- be apart
- set apart
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Distance
Refers to measurable space between things or people.
The shops are ten minutes apart by walk.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Gap
Used to express differences in opinions, status, or nature.
Their political views are miles apart.
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How playing an...
each have corresponding areas of the brain where activity can be observed. But when researchers got the participants to listen to music, they saw fireworks. Multiple areas of their brains were lighting up at once, as they processed the sound, took it apart to understand elements like melody and rhythm,
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Upgrading management...
to take apart this pie chart and replace the word email with memo this could represent the life of a worker one century ago and it's frustrating because we all know what a great day feels like a day where you're able to keep the most important thing the most important thing
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Why is glass transparent?...
has to be the right amount to get an electron to the next row. Otherwise, it will just let the photon pass by, and it just so happens that in glass, the rows are so far apart that a photon of visible light can't provide enough energy for an electron to jump between them.
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Can You Survive...
a deadly secret the whole area is covered with dangerous patches of quicksand when water floods into sand it forces the sand particles apart causing the ground to loosen what's left is a soggy combination of the two that can no longer support as much weight so when
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Why do people join...
whether through their own realizations, the help of family and friends, or when the cult falls apart due to external pressure or scandals. Many cults may be hard to identify, and for some, their beliefs, no matter how strange, are protected under religious freedom.
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Will we ever be able to...
Entangling the spin of two electrons results in an influence that transcends distance. Measuring the spin of the first electron determines what spin will measure for the second, whether the two particles are a mile or a light year apart.
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Are China and the US...
unilaterally seek to change the rules of the global order. So apart from all of that, it's just fine and dandy, the U.S.-China relationship. No real problems there. The challenge, though, is given those deep-rooted feelings,
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How to unboil an egg -...
This technique works with all sorts of proteins. Bigger, messier proteins can be more resistant to being pulled apart, so scientists attach a plastic bead to one end that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first.
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
But this painting stands apart from the quiet narrative scenes that we observe from afar in many of Vermeer's paintings. A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work.
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Army Ants Rampage...
Within minutes, it's torn apart at its joints. The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front,
Video examples
How playing an...
each have corresponding areas of the brain where activity can be observed. But when researchers got the participants to listen to music, they saw fireworks. Multiple areas of their brains were lighting up at once, as they processed the sound, took it apart to understand elements like melody and rhythm,
Video examples
Upgrading management...
to take apart this pie chart and replace the word email with memo this could represent the life of a worker one century ago and it's frustrating because we all know what a great day feels like a day where you're able to keep the most important thing the most important thing
Video examples
Why is glass transparent?...
has to be the right amount to get an electron to the next row. Otherwise, it will just let the photon pass by, and it just so happens that in glass, the rows are so far apart that a photon of visible light can't provide enough energy for an electron to jump between them.
Video examples
Can You Survive...
a deadly secret the whole area is covered with dangerous patches of quicksand when water floods into sand it forces the sand particles apart causing the ground to loosen what's left is a soggy combination of the two that can no longer support as much weight so when
Video examples
Why do people join...
whether through their own realizations, the help of family and friends, or when the cult falls apart due to external pressure or scandals. Many cults may be hard to identify, and for some, their beliefs, no matter how strange, are protected under religious freedom.
Video examples
Will we ever be able to...
Entangling the spin of two electrons results in an influence that transcends distance. Measuring the spin of the first electron determines what spin will measure for the second, whether the two particles are a mile or a light year apart.
Video examples
Are China and the US...
unilaterally seek to change the rules of the global order. So apart from all of that, it's just fine and dandy, the U.S.-China relationship. No real problems there. The challenge, though, is given those deep-rooted feelings,
Video examples
How to unboil an egg -...
This technique works with all sorts of proteins. Bigger, messier proteins can be more resistant to being pulled apart, so scientists attach a plastic bead to one end that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first.
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
But this painting stands apart from the quiet narrative scenes that we observe from afar in many of Vermeer's paintings. A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work.
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
Within minutes, it's torn apart at its joints. The more the prey struggles, the more the ants engage. Right across the raid front,
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Christy Turlington
American Model
I think mothers are so important. I mean, it seems like such an obvious thing to say, but I think we don't really express that enough, apart from one day a year. So I think we need to come together and celebrate us every day.
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Jamal Crawford
American Athlete
It's weird watching games and being apart from it but seeing teams that could use you in certain situations. You see where you could help different clubs in different ways.
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Gloria Grahame
American Actress
There's always a race against time. I don't think for one moment that life gets better. How can it? One's body starts to fall apart.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
We live in a world of shifting values. The family is falling apart. Parents failing in what they ought to do.
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C. S. Lewis
British Writer
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
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George Best
Irish Athlete
It all went wrong with football, the thing I loved most of all, and from there, my life slowly fell apart.
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Carmen Dell'Orefice
American Model
We are oceans apart. My mother had a very difficult life.
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Jay McInerney
American Writer
I don't want to have my life fall apart for my work.
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Mark Thomas
British Comedian
The whole world is out of step, apart from me.
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Emmylou Harris
American Musician
To me acting and singing are worlds apart.
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Christy Turlington
American Model
I think mothers are so important. I mean, it seems like such an obvious thing to say, but I think we don't really express that enough, apart from one day a year. So I think we need to come together and celebrate us every day.
Quote examples
Jamal Crawford
American Athlete
It's weird watching games and being apart from it but seeing teams that could use you in certain situations. You see where you could help different clubs in different ways.
Quote examples
Gloria Grahame
American Actress
There's always a race against time. I don't think for one moment that life gets better. How can it? One's body starts to fall apart.
Quote examples
Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
We live in a world of shifting values. The family is falling apart. Parents failing in what they ought to do.
Quote examples
C. S. Lewis
British Writer
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
Quote examples
George Best
Irish Athlete
It all went wrong with football, the thing I loved most of all, and from there, my life slowly fell apart.
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Carmen Dell'Orefice
American Model
We are oceans apart. My mother had a very difficult life.
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Jay McInerney
American Writer
I don't want to have my life fall apart for my work.
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Mark Thomas
British Comedian
The whole world is out of step, apart from me.
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Emmylou Harris
American Musician
To me acting and singing are worlds apart.
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