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apart

adj.
B1 Intermediate Oxford US //əˈpɑɹt// UK //ɐpˈɑːt// apart General-service

adj. separated by a distance or not together in the same place. You use this to describe people or things that are not touching or connected.

adj. separated by a specified distance in space or time; not physically joined or in the same location. Used predicatively to describe the state of separation between two or more entities.


SIMPLE

The two houses are about fifty meters apart.

CONTEXTUAL

Even though they live in different countries, the sisters never feel truly apart because they talk every day.

COMPLEX

The architect designed the pillars to stand exactly three meters apart, ensuring the structural load was distributed evenly across the foundation.

Synonyms
Origin

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

Usage

Primarily used as a predicative adjective following a linking verb like 'be', 'stay', or 'keep'. It rarely appears in the attributive position before a noun.

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