part
part [part parts parted parting] noun, verb, adverb BrE [pɑːt] NAmE [pɑːrt]
noun
SOME
1. uncountable ~ of sth some but not all of a thing
• We spent part of the time in the museum.
• Part of the building was destroyed in the fire.
•Voters are given only part of the story (= only some of the information).
•Part of me feels sorry for him (= I feel partly, but not entirely, sorry for him).
PIECE
2. countable a section, piece or feature of sth
• The early part of her life was spent in Paris.
• The novel is good in parts.
•We've done the difficult part of the job.
•The procedure can be divided into two parts.
•The worst part was having to wait three hours in the rain.
MEMBER
3. uncountable a member of sth; a person or thing that, together with others, makes up a single unit
• You need to be able to work as part of a team.
OF MACHINE
4. countable a piece of a machine or structure
•aircraft parts
•the working parts of the machinery
•spare parts
OF BODY/PLANT
5. countable a separate piece or area of a human or animal body or of a plant
•the parts of the body
see also ↑private parts
REGION/AREA
6. countable an area or a region of the world, a country, a town, etc
•the northern part of the country
•a plant that grows in many parts of the world
• Which part of Japan do you come from?
• Come and visit us if you're ever in our part of the world.
7. partsplural (old-fashioned, informal)a region or an area
•She's not from these parts.
•He's just arrived back from foreign parts.
OF BOOK/SERIES
8. countable (abbr.pt)a section of a book, television series, etc, especially one that is published or broadcast separately
•an encyclopedia published in 25 weekly parts
•Henry IV, Part II
• The final part will be shown next Sunday evening.
FOR ACTOR
9. countable a role played by an actor in a play, film/movie, etc; the words spoken by an actor in a particular role
• She was very good in the part.
• Have you learned your part yet?
• (figurative)He's always playing a part (= pretending to be sth that he is not).
INVOLVEMENT
10. countable, usually singular, uncountable the way in which sb/sth is involved in an action or situation
•He had no part in the decision.
•Alcohol plays a part in 70 per cent of divorces.
•I want no part of this sordid business.
IN MUSIC
11. countable music for a particular voice or instrument in a group singing or playing together
•the clarinet part
•four-part harmony
EQUAL PORTION
12. countable a unit of measurement that allows you to compare the different amounts of substances in sth
•Add three parts wine to one part water.
•fluoride levels of 0.2 parts per million
IN HAIR
13. (NAmE) (BrE part·ing)countable a line on a person's head where the hair is divided with a ↑comb
more at discretion is the better part of valour at ↑discretion, in large part at ↑large, be greater/more than the sum of its parts at ↑sum n.
Word Origin:
Old English (denoting a part of speech), from Latin pars, part-. The verb (originally in Middle English in the sense ‘divide into parts’) is from Old French partir, from Latin partire, partiri ‘divide, share’.
Thesaurus:
part noun
1. C
•spare parts for the motorbike
•your part of the bargain
piece • • element • • component • • section • • unit • • module • • ingredient • • strand • • side • • aspect • • end •
a/an part/element/component/strand/side/aspect to sth
an individual part/piece/element/component/unit/module/ingredient/strand/aspect
component/constituent parts/elements/modules
2. C (usually followed by of)
•Apples grow in many parts of the world.
area • • region • • zone • • belt • • district • • quarter • |BrE neighbourhood • |AmE neighborhood •
(a/an) eastern/northern/southern/western parts/area/region/zone/district/quarter
a remote part/area/region
3. C
•The story was originally published in 25 weekly parts.
episode • • chapter • • unit • • issue • • volume • • edition • |especially BrE instalment • |AmE installment •
a/the first/second/next part/episode/chapter/unit/issue/volume/edition/instalment
produce a part/episode/issue/volume/edition/instalment
a/an part/issue/edition appears/is out/comes out
4. C
•Who played the part of Juliet?
role • • character •
the part/role/character of sb
a part/role in sth
a major/minor part/role/character
play a part/role/character
Language Bank:
generally
Ways of saying ‘in general’
▪ Women generally ▪ earn less than men.
Generally speaking ▪, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.
In general ▪ / By and large ▪, women do not earn as much as men.
▪ Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly ▪ carried out by women.
▪ Senior management posts are predominantly ▪ held by men.
▪ Most senior management posts tend to ▪ be held by men.
▪ Women are, for the most part ▪, still paid less than men.
▪ Economic and social factors are, to a large extent ▪, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.
Language Banks at ↑conclusion, ↑except, ↑similarly
Example Bank:
•Break it down into its constituent parts.
•Cut it into four equal parts.
•He acts and dresses the part of a gentleman.
•He had no part in the scam.
•He was a pirate in the school play and certainly looked the part.
•He's very good in the part.
•I gave up once I got to the hard part.
•In the early part of his career he worked in India.
•Luck played a big part in it.
•Now comes the fun part.
•Part of me wants to stay and part of me doesn't.
•She did her part in bringing them back together.
•She played the part of Juliet.
•The adaptors being recalled contain the part number 02K65 on their labels.
•The book falls into three distinct parts.
•The film is good in parts.
•The greater part of the building has been refurbished.
•The sad part was that he didn't really care.
•The worst part was having to wait three hours.
•They took little part in the discussion.
•They're always off to foreign parts.
•Walken stars as Shannon and he fits the part well.
•We spent a good part of the day rehearsing.
•Where can I get spare parts for my bike?
•Your salary depends in part on your qualifications.
•a serial in four parts
•an auto parts maker
•the latter part of the century
•the upper part of the spine
•travellers returning from foreign parts
•Although it is no longer a working watermill, several of the working parts remain.
•Apples grow in many parts of the world.
•Clean the plastic parts of the machine with a soapy cloth.
•Come and visit us if you're ever in our part of the world.
•He's always playing a part.
•I can play the guitar part to that song.
•The factory manufactures aircraft parts for airlines.
•The first two verses of the song are set in four-part harmony.
•The northern part of the country is richer than the south.
•Which part of London do you come from?
•have/play a part in sth
•have/play/take no part in/of sth
Idioms: ↑best part of something ▪ for my/his/their part ▪ ↑for the most part ▪ ↑have a part ▪ ↑have a part to play ▪ ↑have no part in something ▪ ↑in part ▪ ↑look the part ▪ ↑man of parts ▪ on the part of somebody sb's part ▪ ↑part and parcel of something ▪ ↑part company ▪ ↑part of the furniture ▪ ↑take part ▪ ↑take somebody's part ▪ ↑take something in good part
Derived: ↑part with something
verb
LEAVE SB
1. intransitive (formal)if a person parts from another person, or two people part, they leave each other
•We parted at the airport.
•I hate to part on such bad terms.
•~ from sb He has recently parted from his wife (= they have started to live apart).
see also ↑parting adj.
KEEP APART
2. transitive, often passive ~ sb (from sb) (formal)to prevent sb from being with sb else
•I hate being parted from the children.
•The puppies were parted from their mother at birth.
MOVE AWAY
3. intransitive, transitive if two things or parts of things part or you part them, they move away from each other
•The crowd parted in front of them.
•The elevator doors parted and out stepped the President.
•~ sth Her lips were slightly parted.
•She parted the curtains a little and looked out.
HAIR
4. transitive ~ sth to divide your hair into two sections with a ↑comb, creating a line that goes from the back of your head to the front
•He parts his hair in the middle.
see also ↑parting n.
more at a fool and his money are soon parted at ↑fool n.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English (denoting a part of speech), from Latin pars, part-. The verb (originally in Middle English in the sense ‘divide into parts’) is from Old French partir, from Latin partire, partiri ‘divide, share’.
Example Bank:
•Helen's lips parted slightly in surprise.
•I refused to be parted from my sisters.
•She was very reluctant to part with her treasures.
•This is where we part company.
•He has recently parted from his wife.
•I never forgot his parting words.
•The crowds parted in front of them.
adverb (often in compounds)
consisting of two things; to some extent but not completely
• She's part French, part English.
• His feelings were part anger, part relief.
•The course is part funded by the European Commission.
•He is part owner of a farm in France.
Word Origin:
Old English (denoting a part of speech), from Latin pars, part-. The verb (originally in Middle English in the sense ‘divide into parts’) is from Old French partir, from Latin partire, partiri ‘divide, share’.
See also: ↑parting
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