[pɑːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something
(e.g: divide the circle into three equal parts)

- some but not all of something
(e.g: the painting tells only part of the story)

- a role played by an actor or actress
(e.g: she played a lot of leading parts)

- the contribution made by someone or something to an action or situation
(e.g: he played a key part in ending the revolt)

- abilities

- a line of scalp revealed in a person's hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side; a parting
(e.g: the part in her hair was white and straight)


Phrases:
- a man of many parts
- be part and parcel of
- for one's part
- in part
- look the part
- on one's part
- part company
- part up with
- take part
- take the part of

Origin:
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’

[pɑːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of two things) move away from each other
(e.g: his lips parted in a smile)

- leave someone's company
(e.g: there was a good deal of kissing before we parted)

- give up possession of; hand over
(e.g: even quite small companies parted with large sums)

- separate (the hair of the head on either side of the parting) with a comb
(e.g: his hair was centrally parted)


Phrases:
- a man of many parts
- be part and parcel of
- for one's part
- in part
- look the part
- on one's part
- part company
- part up with
- take part
- take the part of

Origin:
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’

[pɑːt], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- to some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something)
(e.g: the city is now part slum, part consumer paradise)


Phrases:
- a man of many parts
- be part and parcel of
- for one's part
- in part
- look the part
- on one's part
- part company
- part up with
- take part
- take the part of

Origin:
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’