part

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pɑːt/, SAMPA: /pA:t/
• (US) enPR: pärt, IPA ^(key): /pɑrt/
• (AU) (NZ) IPA ^(key): /pɐːt/

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Noun

Singular part

Plural parts

1. (countable) A part of something is one piece of it or a small amount of it.

   As a part of this team, you need to come to practice regularly.

   Part of the page was gone, so I couldn't read it.

   I don't have the right part to fix your computer, but we've ordered it.

Verb

Plain form part

Third-person singular parts

Past tense parted

Past participle parted

Present participle parting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If A and B part, they were together and now they are not.

   My wife and I parted after our son died.

   We didn't want to part with the house, but we had to sell it.

   He parted the leaves and looked up at the bird.