what does part mean?
PART as NOUN
- Meaning
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
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- the function of a teacher
- the government must do its part
- play its role
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor
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- I am proud of my contribution to the team’’s success
- they all did their share of the work
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
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- the rear part of the house
- glue the two parts together
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a line where the hair is parted
Usage Example(s)
- his part was right in the middle
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- so far as concerns the actor specified
Usage Example(s)
- it requires vigilance on our part or they resisted every effort on his part
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
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- the written part of the exam
- the finance section of the company
- the BBC’’s engineering division
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an actor’’s portrayal of someone in a play
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Usage Example(s)
- she played the part of Desdemona
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
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- he tried to sing the tenor part
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the extended spatial location of something
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- the farming regions of France
- religions in all parts of the world
- regions of outer space
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a portion of a natural object
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Usage Example(s)
- they analyzed the river into three parts
- he needed a piece of granite
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
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Usage Example(s)
- he wanted his share in cash
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
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- he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself
- I read a portion of the manuscript
- the smaller component is hard to reach
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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PART as VERB
- Meaning
- force, take, or pull apart
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Usage Example(s)
- He separated the fighting children
- Moses parted the Red Sea
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Cause(s)
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- Meaning
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- The two pieces that we had glued separated
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- The family took off for Florida
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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See Also
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- go one’’s own away
- move apart
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- The friends separated after the party
Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- discontinue an association or relation
- go different ways
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Usage Example(s)
- The business partners broke over a tax question
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
- My friend and I split up
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PART as ADVERB
- Meaning
- in part
- in some degree
- not wholly
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Usage Example(s)
- I felt partly to blame
- He was partially paralyzed
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