Meaning of apart In English

• 0 separated by a distance or by time:

  • Stand with your feet wide apart.

  • How far apart should the speakers be?

  • We were asked to stand in two lines three metres apart.

  • The two lines of children moved slowly apart.

  • The garage, large enough for two cars, is set apart from (= not joined to) the house.

  • I forget the exact age difference between Mark and his brother - they're two or three years apart.

  • My jacket is so old it's falling apart.

  • I took the motor apart (= separated it into pieces) to see how it worked.

• 1 except for or not considering:

  • He works until nine o'clock every evening, and that's quite apart from the work he does over the weekend.

  • Apart from the salary/Salary apart, it's not a bad job.

  • Apart from you and me/You and me apart, I don't think there was anyone there under 30.

• 2 living or staying in a different place from the person that you are married to or have a close relationship with:

  • When you're apart you rely so heavily on the phone.

• 3 separated by a distance:

  • Stand with your feet wide apart and bend from the waist.

  • How far apart should I put my stereo speakers?

  • We both travel a lot, but when we’re apart we keep in touch by phone.

  • fig. The strike continued, and both sides remained very far apart.

  • He had to take the hot-water pump apart to repair it.

  • Our two kids were born just eighteen months apart.