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partnoun

uk ​ /pɑːt/ us ​ /pɑːrt/

part noun (SOME)

A2 [ U ] some but not all of a thing:

Part of my steak isn't cooked properly.
Part of this form seems to be missing.
I think part of her problem is that she doesn't listen carefully enough to what other people say.
in part

C2 partly, or to some degree:

The deadline for applications is being extended, in part because of the postal strike.
in (a) large part

› to an important degree:

How quickly we can finish the project depends in (a) large part on when we get the payments through.
for the most part

C1 mostly or usually:

He was, for the most part, quite helpful.

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part noun (SEPARATE PIECE)

A1 [ C ] a separate piece of something, or a piece that combines with other pieces to form the whole of something:

We learned about all the different parts of the digestive system.
The lower part of her spine was crushed in the accident.
I think there's always a part of you that doubts what you're doing.
Fresh fruit and vegetables form an essential/important part of a healthy diet.
There'll be snow in parts (= particular areas) of the Midlands tonight.

B2 [ C ] one of the pieces that together form a machine or some type of equipment:

He works for a company that makes aircraft parts.

› [ C ] a single broadcast of a series of television or radio programmes or a division of a story:

Next week we publish part three of the president's diaries.
The programme will be shown in two parts.

› [ C ] one of two or more equal, or almost equal, measures of something:

Mix one part of the medicine with three parts water.

B1 [ C ] one of the characters in a film, play, or dance, or the words, actions, or movements that are said or done by that character:

He has a small part in the school play.
She plays the part of the sexy blonde waitress.

› [ C ] the music that a particular musician plays in a group

these parts informal

› used to refer to an area of the country:

We don't see many foreigners in these parts.

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Idiom(s)

be part and parcel of sth
the best/better part of
dress/look/act the part
on the part of sb/on sb's part
part of the furniture
take sb's part

partverb

uk ​ /pɑːt/ us ​ /pɑːrt/

C2 [ I or T ] to separate or cause something or someone to separate:

The curtains parted, revealing a darkened stage.
To be parted from him even for two days made her sad.

› [ T ] If you part your hair, you arrange it so that it falls on either side of your head by separating it with a line down the middle or on one side.

C2 [ I ] formal If two people part, they leave each other, often at the end of a relationship:

I'm afraid we parted on very bad terms.

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Idiom(s)

part company

Phrasal verb(s)

part with sth

partadverb

uk ​ /pɑːt/ us ​ /pɑːrt/
part
adjective [ before noun ] uk ​ us ​

›

He's (a) part owner of a racehorse (= he shares the ownership of it with other people).

(Definition of “part” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“part” in American English

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partnoun

us ​ /pɑrt/

part noun (SOME)

› [ C/U ] some but not all of something larger or greater:

[ U ] I could only eat part of my dinner.
[ C ] Parts of the movie were good.
[ U ] Surgeons had to remove part of his lung.
[ U ] Part of the problem is that she doesn’t like her boss very much.

part noun (SEPARATE PIECE)

› [ C ] a separate piece or unit of something, esp. a piece that combines with other pieces to form the whole of something:

The garage stocks auto parts from all current car models.

› [ C ] A part is also one of two or more equal measures of something:

Mix one part vinegar with three parts olive oil.

› [ C ] A part is also a single broadcast of a series of television programs or a division of a story:

Part three will be broadcast Tuesday.

part noun (INVOLVEMENT)

› [ C usually sing ] involvement in or responsibility for an activity or action:

He admitted his part in the robbery.
It was a mistake on Julia’s part (= she was responsible).

› [ C usually sing ] A part in a movie or play is one of its characters, or the words written for that character:

She plays the part of Lady Macbeth.
Ben is learning his part for the school play.

part noun (HAIR)

› [ C ] a line formed by the hair on a person’s head where the hair is divided

partly
adverb [ not gradable ] us ​ /ˈpɑrt·li/

›

The house is partly owned by her father.

Idiom(s)

a parting of the ways

partverb

us ​ /pɑrt/

part verb (SEPARATE)

› [ I/T ] to cause to separate, or to come apart:

[ I ] The curtains parted, revealing a darkened stage.

Phrasal verb(s)

part with something

(Definition of “part” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“part” in Business English

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partnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /pɑːt/ us ​ PRODUCTION

› one of the pieces that together make a machine, a vehicle, or a piece of equipment:

The factory makes parts for the motor industry.
auto/gun/missile parts

See also

part-time
spare part

(Definition of “part” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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