parted

[ par-tid ]

/ ˈpær tɪd /

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adjective

divided into parts; cleft.

divided by a part: parted hair.

set or kept apart; separated.

Botany. (of a leaf) separated into rather distinct portions by incisions that extend nearly to the midrib or the base.

Heraldry. party(def 18).

Archaic. dead; deceased.

Origin of parted

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at part, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM parted

part·ed·ness, noun un·part·ed, adjective

Words nearby parted

part. adj., part. aeq., part. vic., partake, partan, parted, parted per tierce, partera, parterre, parthenia, partheno-

Definition for parted (2 of 2)

part

[ pahrt ]

/ pɑrt /

noun

a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.

an essential or integral attribute or quality: a sense of humor is part of a healthy personality.

a section or division of a literary work.

a portion, member, or organ of an animal body.

any of a number of more or less equal quantities that compose a whole or into which a whole is divided: Use two parts sugar to one part cocoa.

an allotted portion; share.

Usually parts.

a region, quarter, or district: a journey to foreign parts.
a quality or attribute establishing the possessor as a person of importance or superior worth: Being both a diplomat and a successful businesswoman, she is widely regarded as a woman of parts.

either of the opposing sides in a contest, question, agreement, etc.

the dividing line formed in separating the hair of the head and combing it in different directions.

a constituent piece of a machine or tool either included at the time of manufacture or set in place as a replacement for the original piece.

Music.

the written or printed matter extracted from the score that a single performer or section uses in the performance of concerted music: a horn part.
a section or division of a composition: the allegro part of the first movement.

participation, interest, or concern in something; role: The neighbors must have had some part in planning the surprise party.

a person's share in or contribution to some action; duty, function, or office: You must do your part if we're to finish by tonight.

a character or role acted in a play or sustained in real life.

verb (used with object)

to divide (a thing) into parts; break; cleave; divide.

to comb (the hair) away from a dividing line.

to divide into shares; distribute in parts; apportion.

to put or keep apart; separate: They parted the calves from the herd.

Metallurgy.

to separate (silver) from gold in refining.
to cut (one part) away from a piece, as an end from a billet.
to keep the surface of (a casting) separate from the sand of the mold.

Obsolete. to leave.

verb (used without object)

to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave: The oil tanker parted amidships.

to go or come apart; separate, as two or more things.

to go apart from or leave one another, as persons: We'll part no more.

to be or become separated from something else (usually followed by from).

Nautical. to break or become torn apart, as a cable.

to depart.

to die.

adjective

partial; of a part: part owner.

adverb

in part; partly: part black.

Verb Phrases

part with, to give up (property, control, etc.); relinquish: to part with one's money.

Origin of part

before 1000; (noun) Middle English (< Old French < L), Old English < Latin part- (stem of pars) piece, portion; (v.) Middle English parten < Old French partir < Latin partīre, derivative of pars

SYNONYMS FOR part

1 component, ingredient, division, sector. Part, piece, portion, segment, section, fraction, fragment refer to something that is less than the whole. Part is the general word: part of a house. A piece suggests a part which is itself a complete unit or it may mean an irregular fragment: a piece of pie; a piece of a broken vase. A portion is a part allotted or assigned to a person, purpose, etc.: a portion of food. A segment is often a part into which something separates naturally: a segment of an orange. Section suggests a relatively substantial, clearly separate part that fits closely with other parts to form a whole: a section of a fishing rod, a book. Fraction suggests a less substantial but still clearly delimited part, often separate from other parts: a fraction of his former income. Fragment suggests a broken, inconsequential, incomplete part, with irregular or imprecise outlines or boundaries: a fragment of broken pottery, of information.

6 apportionment, lot.

13 responsibility.

18 sever, sunder, dissociate, disconnect, disjoin, detach.

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ANTONYMS FOR part

1 whole.

15 join.

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OTHER WORDS FROM part

mul·ti·part, adjective sub·part, noun

Example sentences from the Web for parted

Reached Tuesday, a Sitrick Co. rep confirmed they parted ways with Epstein in April 2011.

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Through a spokesperson, Klaus does not deny that he and Cato parted ways.

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Before we parted, he reminded me once again as I was walking to my car to read ‘Why Men Love War.’

War Is Hell and Such Good Fun |Don Gomez |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ben was there for the early parts of that process, before we parted ways.

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But he insisted that she had been fine when they parted and that he had not heard from her since.

How ‘MrHandcuffs’ Ended Up With Two Corpses in Suitcases |Michael Daly |June 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We parted with reciprocal expressions of regret and benediction.

Travels in the Interior of Africa, Vol. 2 [of 2] |Mungo Park
We parted and went our several ways, leaving the little cloisters to solitude and the ghosts that haunted them.

Glories of Spain |Charles W. Wood
He reached across the little gap that parted us and grasped my hand.

The Master of Appleby |Francis Lynde
After to-night, little wife, we are never to be parted any more, remember.

Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily |Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
Would to God we could have met before we parted—perhaps for ever.

Love After Marriage; and Other Stories of the Heart |Caroline Lee Hentz

British Dictionary definitions for parted (1 of 2)

parted

/ (ˈpɑːtɪd) /

adjective

botany divided almost to the base parted leaves

heraldry showing two coats of arms divided by a vertical central line

British Dictionary definitions for parted (2 of 2)

part

/ (pɑːt) /

noun

a piece or portion of a whole

an integral constituent of something dancing is part of what we teach

an amount less than the whole; bitthey only recovered part of the money
(as modifier)an old car in part exchange for a new one

one of several equal or nearly equal divisions mix two parts flour to one part water

an actor's role in a play
the speech and actions which make up such a role
a written copy of these

a person's proper role or duty everyone must do his part

(often plural) region; area you're well known in these parts

anatomy any portion of a larger structure

a component that can be replaced in a machine, engine, etc spare parts

US, Canadian and Australian the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions British equivalent: parting

music

one of a number of separate melodic lines making up the texture of music
one of such melodic lines, which is assigned to one or more instrumentalists or singersthe viola part; the soprano solo part
such a line performed from a separately written or printed copySee part song

for the most part generally

for one's part as far as one is concerned

in part to some degree; partly

of many parts having many different abilities

on the part of on behalf of

part and parcel an essential ingredient

play a part

to pretend to be what one is not
(foll by in) to have something to do (with); be instrumental (in)to play a part in the king's downfall

take in good part to respond to (teasing) with good humour

take part in to participate in

take someone's part to support someone in an argument

verb

to divide or separate from one another; take or come apart to part the curtains; the seams parted when I washed the dress

to go away or cause to go away from one another; stop or cause to stop seeing each other the couple parted amicably

(intr foll by from) to leave; say goodbye (to)

(intr foll by with) to relinquish, esp reluctantly I couldn't part with my teddy bear

(tr foll by from) to cause to relinquish, esp reluctantly he's not easily parted from his cash

(intr) to split; separate the path parts here

(tr) to arrange (the hair) in such a way that a line of scalp is left showing

(intr) a euphemism for die 1 (def. 1)

(intr) archaic to depart

part company

to end a friendship or association, esp as a result of a quarrel; separatethey were in partnership, but parted company last year
(foll by with) to leave; go away from; be separated from

adverb

to some extent; partly

Word Origin for part

C13: via Old French from Latin partīre to divide, from pars a part

Medical definitions for parted

part

[ pärt ]

n.

A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.

Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided.

An organ, member, or other division of an organism.

An anatomical part; pars.

parts The external genitalia.

Idioms and Phrases with parted

part

In addition to the idioms beginning with part

part and parcel
part company
parting of the ways
parting shot
part with
party line

also see:

best part of
better half (part of)
discretion is the better part of valor
do one's bit (part)
fool and his money are soon parted
for one's part
for the most part
in good part
in part
take part
take someone's part

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