📒 some but not all of a thing
- We spent part of the time in the museum.
- Part of the building was destroyed in the fire.
- Part of the problem is that more and more people live alone.
📒 a section, piece or feature of something
- part of something The mountains are covered with snow for a large part of the year.
- The early part of her life was spent in Paris.
- the latter part of the 19th century
📒 an element or member of something; a person or thing that helps to make up a whole or belongs in it
- Snacks can be part of a healthy eating plan.
- You need to be able to work as part of a team.
- Under the Saxons, Westmorland formed part of the Kingdom of Northumberland.
📒 a separate piece or area of a human or animal body or of a plant
- The cancer could spread to other parts of the body.
- It may one day be possible to grow new body parts in the laboratory.
- Different insects feed on different parts of the plant.
📒 a piece of a machine or structure
- The factory manufactures aircraft parts.
- car/machine/engine parts
- the working parts of the machinery
📒 an area or a region of the world, a country, a town, etc.
- The island is mostly flat, but there are some hilly parts.
- part of something the northern part of town
- different parts of the world/country
📒 a region or an area
- She's not from these parts.
- He's just arrived back from foreign parts.
📒 a section of a book, television series, etc., especially one that is published or broadcast separately
- The documentary was screened in four parts.
- Henry IV, Part II
- The final part will be shown next Sunday evening.
📒 a role played by an actor in a play, film, etc.; the words spoken by an actor in a particular role
- She played the part of Juliet.
- (figurative) He's always playing a part (= pretending to be something that he is not).
- Have you learned your part yet?
📒 the way in which somebody/something is involved in an action or situation
- Luck played a big part in their success.
- She plays an active part in local politics.
- We all have a part to play in the fight against crime.
📒 music for a particular voice or instrument in a group singing or playing together
- the clarinet part
- The first two verses of the song are set in four-part harmony.
- I can play the guitar part to that song.
📒 a unit of measurement that allows you to compare the different amounts of substances in something
- Add three parts wine to one part water.
- fluoride levels of 0.2 parts per million
📒 a line on a person’s head where the hair is divided with a comb
📒 to be better or more effective as a group than you would think just by looking at the individual members of the group
- The team is greater than the sum of its parts.
📒 most of something, especially a period of time; more than half of something
- He drank the best part of a bottle of Scotch waiting for her to get home.
- The journey took her the better part of an hour.
📒 you should avoid danger and not take unnecessary risks
📒 mostly; usually
- The contributors are, for the most part, professional scientists.
- Women generally earn less than men.
- Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.
📒 used to express your own, his, their, etc. opinion or feelings about something
- For my part, I would reject all these arguments.
📒 to a great extent
- Their success is due in large part to their determination.
📒 partly; to some extent
- Her success was due in part to luck.
- Your salary depends in part on your qualifications.
📒 to have an appearance or wear clothes suitable for a particular job, role or position
- He acts and dresses the part of a gentleman.
- He was a pirate in the school play and certainly looked the part.
📒 a person with many skills
📒 made or done by somebody
- It was an error on my part.
📒 a normal part of something
- Keeping the accounts is part and parcel of my job.
📒 a person or thing that you are so used to seeing that you no longer notice them
- I worked there so long that I became part of the furniture.
📒 to accept something slightly unpleasant without complaining or being offended
- He took the teasing in good part.
📒 to be involved in something
- to take part in a discussion/demonstration/fight/celebration
- How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?
- They took little part in the discussion.
📒 to support somebody, for example in an argument
- His mother always takes his part.