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Definition of part 2 in English English dictionary
- When two people part, or if one person parts from another, they leave each other. He gave me the envelope and we parted He has confirmed he is parting from his Swedish-born wife Eva
- If things that are next to each other part or if you part them, they move in opposite directions, so that there is a space between them. Her lips parted as if she were about to take a deep breath He crossed to the window of the sitting-room and parted the curtains. = open
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- If you are parted from someone you love, you are prevented from being with them. I don't believe Lotte and I will ever be parted A stay in hospital may be the first time a child is ever parted from its parents. = separated
- section 2, second section
- to part company: see company see also parting
- If you part your hair in the middle or at one side, you make it lie in two different directions so that there is a straight line running from the front of your head to the back. Picking up a brush, Joanna parted her hair His hair was slicked back and neatly parted
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