Meaning & Definition of Apart in English

1. Remote and separate physically or socially

• "Existed over the centuries as a world apart"

• "Preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- w.h.hudson

• "Tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"

• "An obscure village"

2. Having characteristics not shared by others

• "Scientists felt they were a group apart"- vannever bush

1. Separated or at a distance in place or position or time

• "These towns are many miles apart"

• "Stood with his legs apart"

• "Born two years apart"

2. Not taken into account or excluded from consideration

• "These problems apart, the country is doing well"

• "All joking aside, i think you're crazy"

3. Away from another or others

• "They grew apart over the years"

• "Kept apart from the group out of shyness"

• "Decided to live apart"

4. Placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose

• "Had a feeling of being set apart"

• "Quality sets it apart"

• "A day set aside for relaxing"

5. One from the other

• "People can't tell the twins apart"

6. Into parts or pieces

• "He took his father's watch apart"

• "Split apart"

• "Torn asunder"