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say it: pahrt
part is a noun, verb and adverb meaning "something determined in relation to something that includes it". It carries 19 recorded senses.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
“he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself”
“I read a portion of the manuscript”
“the smaller component is hard to reach”
“the animal constituent of plankton”
that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
“it requires vigilance on our part”
“they resisted every effort on his part”
the extended spatial location of something
“the farming regions of France”
“religions in all parts of the world”
“regions of outer space”
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
“he wanted his share in cash”
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
“the written part of the exam”
“the finance section of the company”
“the BBC's engineering division”
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
“he tried to sing the tenor part”
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
“I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project”
“they all did their share of the work”
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
“The business partners broke over a tax question”
“The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”
“My friend and I split up”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for part come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.