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part

noun · verb · adjective · adverb

Simple meaning

A portion of a natural object.

Pronunciation

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pahrt
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈpɑɹt

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A portion of a natural object

    “They analyzed the river into three parts.”

  2. A portion; a component.

  3. Something less than the whole of a human artifact

  4. One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

  5. A fraction of a whole.

  6. A distinct element of something larger.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To leave the company of.

  2. transitive

    To divide in two.

  3. intransitive

    To be divided in two or separated.

  4. To separate or disunite; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.

  5. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion.

  6. To cut hair with a parting.

adjective

  1. Fractional; partial.

adverb

  1. Partly; partially; fractionally.

  2. with reference to a person's ethnicity

    To a partial degree.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

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This meaning: A portion of a natural object

Used this way, part is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Heard in a sentence
“They analyzed the river into three parts.”
Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use part

  • “They analyzed the river into three parts.”noun
  • “It requires vigilance on our part.”noun
  • “He tried to sing the tenor part.”noun

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • partsnounPlural form

    The local environment.

  • partingnounInflected form

    The act of departing politely.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • partynounDerived noun · specialist

    An organization to gain political power.

  • partialadjectiveDerived adjective

    Showing favoritism.

  • partlyadverbDerived adverb

    To some extent.

  • partiallyadverbDerived adverb

    To some extent.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • part-singingnounCompound term

    Singing with three or more voice parts.

  • part withverbCompound term

    Give up what is not strictly needed.

  • part-ownernounCompound term

    A person who owns something in common with others.

  • part namenounCompound term

    A word that names a part of a larger whole.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • particularnounRelated term

    A fact about some part (as opposed to general).

  • participantnounRelated term

    Someone who takes part in an activity.

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