apart

Etymology

From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”).

adv

1. Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
   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 Life
   Others apart sat on a hill retired. 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
2. separately, exclusively, not together
   Consider the two propositions apart.
3. Aside; away; not included.
   Joking apart, what do you think?
   Let Pleasure go, put Care apart. 1827, John Keble, “The Snow-Drop”, in The Christian Year
4. In or into two or more parts.
   We took the computer apart and put it back together.
   Love, love will tear us apart, again. 1980, Joy Division (lyrics and music), “Love Will Tear Us Apart”

prep

1. (following its objective complement) Apart from.
   A handful of examples apart, an English preposition precedes its complement.

adj

1. (Used after a noun or in the predicate) Exceptional, distinct.
   in a class apart.
2. Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces.
3. Separate, on the side.

noun

1. Misspelling of a part.