apart - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

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at a distance from each other in either time or spaceat a distance from each other in either time or space

Examples

The twins were placed five feet apart in the exam hall.
Their birthdays fall just two weeks apart.
We set the chairs apart to make room for walking space.

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at a distance from each other in either time or space

The twins were placed five feet apart in the exam hall.
Their birthdays fall just two weeks apart.
We set the chairs apart to make room for walking space.
The two events happened years apart, but were clearly related.
The houses are built miles apart in that rural area.

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to one side or away from a central group or area

She stepped apart to let the others pass.
He moved apart from the group to take a call.
The artist sat apart, sketching in silence.
He stood apart, unwilling to join the celebration.
The car was parked apart, under a distant tree.

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used to show something is excluded or excepted from a statement

The price apart, the car is perfect.
His temper apart, he's a great teacher.
Weather conditions apart, the trip went smoothly.
One typo apart, the report was flawless.
Her lateness apart, she handled everything well.

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notably different or exceptional due to distinctive qualities

Among the candidates, he was a leader apart.
That actor is a talent apart in the industry.
The islanders are a people apart, shaped by isolation.
This novel stands apart from her earlier work.
A chef apart, his methods are unlike any other.

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into distinct elements, fragments, or portions

She took the watch apart to fix the mechanism.
The old book fell apart in his hands.
They ripped the fabric apart during the struggle.
The earthquake shook the town apart in minutes.
He tore the contract apart without reading it.

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independently or as a separate whole

The sections should be read apart before comparing them.
Each exhibit is powerful apart, but stronger together.
Viewed apart, his decisions seem irrational.
She evaluated the data apart from the summary.
Taken apart, the arguments don't hold up individually.

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separately severally singly independently on an individual basis discretely individually respectively one by one

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in a way that separates one from another

No one could tell the copies apart.
I've learned to tell their voices apart.
It's easy to tell them apart by their shoes.
Even close friends couldn't tell them apart as kids.
The two paintings look so alike, it's hard to tell them apart.

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in different places from a spouse or close partner

They've been apart since the argument.
Being apart has been hard on their relationship.
He hated being apart from his family during the deployment.
They chose to live apart while finishing school.
The time they spent apart brought them closer.