Definition/Meaning of part

• English - Noun: part ( plural parts ) ( heading ) A portion; a component . A fraction of a whole . syn .
• English - Verb: part ( third-person singular simple present parts , present participle parting , simple past and past participle parted ) ( intransitive ) To leave . William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616) He wrung Bassanio's hand , and so they parted . Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) It was strange to him that a father should feel no tenderness at parting with an only son . George Eliot (1819-1880) his precious bag ,…
• English - Adjective: part ( not comparable ) Fractional; partial . Fred was part owner of the car . Translations ( fractional , partial ) : See partial .
• English - Adverb: part ( not comparable ) Partly; partially; fractionally . Part finished Derived terms part-finance take part Translations ( partially , fractionally ) : See partially .
• English - Etymology: From Middle English part , from Old English part ( “ part ” ) and Old French part ( “ part ” ); both from Latin partem , accusative of pars ( “ piece , portion , share , side , party , faction , role , character , lot , fate , task , lesson , part , member ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *par- , *per- ( “ to cut , bore ” ). Akin to portio ( “ a portion , part ” ), parare ( “ to make ready ,…