Meanings
comparative more apart · comparative further apart · comparative farther apart · superlative most apart · superlative furthest apart · superlative farthest apart
- Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
Others apart sat on a hill retired.
1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost2 more examples
We had a large bus and I had two of them at the front and two at the back, and I had to sit in the middle and keep them apart.
2015, Johnny Rogan, Ray Davies: A Complicated LifeBut know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 4:3 - Separately, exclusively, not together.
Consider the two propositions apart.
Synonyms: independently, separately, absolutely, abstractedly, abstractly, discretely, independently, individually
- To the side; aside.
Let Pleasure go, put Care apart.
1827, John Keble, “The Snow-Drop”, in The Christian Year1 more example
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 1:21
- not comparableHaving been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.
- not comparableSeparate, on the side.
The young lover was in waiting, to hand them out of the large substantial carriage, and the first quiet moment that he could find for an apart whisper, said, "What can be the reason that your mother has never taken the slightest notice of my letter?"
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 172
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbSeparately, exclusively, not together.
postpExcluded from consideration.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveremote and separate physically or socially
adjectivehaving characteristics not shared by others
adverbnot taken into account or excluded from consideration
adverbplaced or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
adverbinto parts or pieces
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinad partem“to the side”
- Anglo-Normana part
- Middle Englishapart
- Englishapart
From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”).
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek νόσφι
- νόσφι (nósphi)separately, in regard to space or company
Bulgarian настрана, отделно
- настрана (nastrana)separately, in regard to space or company
- отделно (otdelno)separately, in regard to space or company
- поотделно (pootdelno)in a state of separation
- настрана (nastrana)aside; away
Catalan a part, a part
- a partseparately, in regard to space or company
- a partaside; away
Chinese Mandarin 分離地 /分离地, 分別 /分别
- 分離地 /分离地 (fēnlí de)separately, in regard to space or company
- 分別 /分别 (fēnbié)separately, in regard to space or company
- 四分五裂 (sìfēnwǔliè)separately, in regard to space or company
Dutch apart
- apartseparately, in regard to space or company
Esperanto aparte, aparta
- apartein a state of separation
- apartaseparate
Finnish syrjässä, syrjään
- syrjässäseparately, in regard to space or company
- syrjäänseparately, in regard to space or company
- erilläänin a state of separation
- erilleenin a state of separation
- erikseenin a state of separation
- syrjässäaside; away
- syrjäänaside; away
- erilläänin two or more parts; asunder
- erilleenin two or more parts; asunder
French séparé, séparément
- séparéseparately, in regard to space or company
- séparémentseparately, in regard to space or company
- à partseparately, in regard to space or company
- en morceauxin two or more parts; asunder
- en piècesin two or more parts; asunder
German getrennt, beiseite
- getrenntseparately, in regard to space or company
- beiseiteaside; away
- entzweiin two or more parts; asunder
- in Stückein two or more parts; asunder
Hungarian külön, elkülönülve
- különseparately, in regard to space or company
- elkülönülveseparately, in regard to space or company
- elkülönültenseparately, in regard to space or company
- külön-különin a state of separation
- különválasztvain a state of separation
- elkülönítvein a state of separation
- egyenkéntin a state of separation
- félretéveaside; away
- félreaside; away
- szét-in two or more parts; asunder
Indonesian terlepas, terlepas
- terlepasseparately, in regard to space or company
- terlepasin a state of separation
Irish ar leith
- ar leithseparately, in regard to space or company
Italian separatamente, separatamente
- separatamenteseparately, in regard to space or company
- separatamentein a state of separation
- a pezziin two or more parts; asunder
Japanese 別々に, ばらばらに
- 別々に (betsubetsu ni)separately, in regard to space or company
- ばらばらに (barabara ni)in two or more parts; asunder
Latin seorsum, segregatim
- seorsumseparately, in regard to space or company
- segregatimseparately, in regard to space or company
- seorsumin a state of separation
- segregatimin a state of separation
- segregatimaside; away
- segregatimin two or more parts; asunder
Māori tātahi
- tātahiseparately, in regard to space or company
Polish osobno
- osobnoseparately, in regard to space or company
Portuguese à parte, à parte
- à parteseparately, in regard to space or company
- à partein a state of separation
- afastadoin a state of separation
- à parteaside; away
- de ladoaside; away
- distanteaside; away
Russian отде́льно, врозь
- отде́льно (otdélʹno)separately, in regard to space or company
- врозь (vrozʹ)separately, in regard to space or company
- по́рознь (póroznʹ)separately, in regard to space or company
- разде́льно (razdélʹno)separately, in regard to space or company
- отде́льно (otdélʹno)in a state of separation
- обосо́бленно (obosóblenno)in a state of separation
- прочь (pročʹ)aside; away
- вон (von)aside; away
- доло́й (dolój)aside; away
- в сто́рону (v stóronu)aside; away
- на ча́сти (na části)in two or more parts; asunder
- на куски́ (na kuskí)in two or more parts; asunder
Scottish Gaelic air leth, air leth
- air lethseparately, in regard to space or company
- air lethin a state of separation
- air lethaside; away
Spanish aparte, separadamente
- aparteseparately, in regard to space or company
- separadamenteseparately, in regard to space or company
- aparteaside; away
Swedish isär
- isärin two or more parts; asunder
Ukrainian окре́мо, осторонь
- окре́мо (okrémo)separately, in regard to space or company
- осторонь (ostoronʹ)separately, in regard to space or company
- окре́мо (okrémo)in a state of separation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with apart
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Cite this entry
apart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apart
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