part

/ˈpärt/

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Old English, both from Latin part-, pars; perhaps akin to Latin parare to prepare

noun

  1. one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole

  2. an essential portion or integral element

  3. one of several or many equal units of which something is composed or into which it is divisible : an amount equal to another amount

mix one part of the powder with three parts of water

part portion piece member division section segment fragment mean something less than the whole. part is a general term appropriate when indefiniteness is required. portion implies an assigned or allotted part.

verb

  1. to separate from or take leave of someone

  2. to take leave of one another

  3. to become separated into parts

separate part divide sever sunder divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association.

adverb

  1. partly