to some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something):the city is now part slum, part consumer paradise
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1an amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something:divide the circle into three equal partsthe early part of 1999body parts
an element or constituent that is essential to the nature of something:I was part of the family
a manufactured object assembled with others to make a machine; a component:the production of aircraft parts
a division of a book, periodical, or broadcast serial:this theme will be further explored in Parts Four and Five of the bookPart Four of the series
a measure allowing comparison between the amounts of different ingredients used in a mixture:use a mix of one part cement to five parts ballast
2some but not all of something:the painting tells only part of the story
a point on or area of something:hold the furthest part of your leg that you can reach
(parts) informal a region, especially one not clearly specified or delimited:those of you who jet off to foreign parts for your holidays
3a role played by an actor or actress:she played a lot of leading partshe took the part of Prospero
the words and directions to be learned and performed by an actor in a role:she was memorizing a part
Music a melody or other constituent of harmony assigned to a particular voice or instrument in a musical work:he coped well with the percussion part
4the contribution made by someone or something to an action or situation:he played a key part in ending the revolthe may be jailed for his part in the robbery
(one's part) the appropriate or expected behaviour in a particular role or situation; one’s duty:in such a place his part is to make good
5 (parts) archaic abilities.
6North American a parting in the hair:the part in her hair was white and straight
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1 [no object] (of two things) move away from each other:his lips parted in a smile
divide to leave a central space: [no object]:at that moment the mist parted [with object]:she parted the ferns and looked between them
2 [no object] (also be parted) leave someone’s company:there was a good deal of kissing before we partedshe can’t bear to be parted from her daughter again
3 [no object] (part with) give up possession of; hand over:even quite small companies parted with large sums
4 [with object] separate (the hair of the head on either side of the parting) with a comb:his hair was centrally parted
be part and parcel of
be an essential feature or element of:it’s best to accept that some inconveniences are part and parcel of travel
[parcel here is in archaic sense 'part, portion']
for my (or his, her, etc.) part
as far as I am (or he, she, etc., is) concerned:I for my part find the story less than convincing
in part
to some extent though not entirely:the cause of the illness is at least in part psychological
look the part
have an appearance or style of dress appropriate to one’s role or situation:he had been a major in an infantry regiment and he looked the part
a man of (many) parts
a man with great ability in many different areas:he was a man of parts—a painter, Egyptologist, and biographer
on the part of (or on my, their, etc., part)
used to ascribe responsibility for something to someone:there was a series of errors on my part
part company
(of two or more people) cease to be together; go in different directions:they parted company outside the Red Lion
(of two or more parties) cease to associate with each other, especially as the result of a disagreement:the chairman has parted company with the club
take part
join in an activity; be involved:we have come here to take part in a major gamethey ran away and took no part in the battle
take the part of
British give support and encouragement to (someone) in a dispute:her sister was the one person who had always taken her part