PART | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Old English part (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’

an amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something

amount or section of something

• divide the circle into three equal parts
• the early part of 1999
• body parts

some but not all of something

some but not all of something

• the painting tells only part of the story

a role played by an actor or actress

character or role

• she played a lot of leading parts
• he took the part of Prospero

the contribution made by someone or something to an action or situation

individual's contribution

• he played a key part in ending the revolt
• he may be jailed for his part in the robbery

abilities.

abilities

a line of scalp revealed in a person's hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side; a parting

parting in hair

• the part in her hair was white and straight

(of two things) move away from each other

move away from each other

• his lips parted in a smile

leave someone's company

leave someone's company

• there was a good deal of kissing before we parted
• she can't bear to be parted from her daughter again

give up possession of; hand over

hand over

• even quite small companies parted with large sums

separate (the hair of the head on either side of the parting) with a comb

separate hair into parting

• his hair was centrally parted

to some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something)

partly

• the city is now part slum, part consumer paradise