impart
UK/ɪmˈpɑːt//ɪmˈpɑɹt/
impart verb: to give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
Verb
impart (third-person singular simple present imparts, present participle imparting, simple past and past participle imparted)
- To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
- The sun imparts warmth.
- to impart food to the poor
- To give a part or to share.
- Expressing well the spirit within thee [Adam] free, / My [God's] image, not imparted to the brute.1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC...
- Did not Mazzini impart his spirit to divided Italy, and make her one?1907, Charles Henry Vine, The Old Faith and the New Theology
- To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
- Well may he then to you his cares impart.1662, John Dryden, letter to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
- Gentle lady, / When I did first impart my love to you.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To hold a conference or consultation.
- To obtain a share of; to partake of.
- Sweet Cossen, what we may not now impart, heere let vs bury it, closely in our hartc. 1587, Anthony Munday, John a Kent and John a Cumber
impart meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
impart in Tamil
- தெரிவி, பங்களி, அறிவூட்டு, மதியூட்டு, புகட்டு
impart in Urdu
- to impart
- ابلاغ کرنا ablāġ karnā
impart in Bengali
- প্রদান করা, জানানো, জ্ঞাপন করা, অংশ দেওয়া
impart in Malayalam
- അറിയിക്കുക, പങ്കുകൊടുക്കുക, നിവേദിക്കുക, പറയുക
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- impart in Kannada
- ತಿಳಿಹೇಳು, ಹೇಳಿಕೊಡು, ಪಾಲುಕೊಡು, ಕೊಡು
- impart in Sanskrit
- ददाति dadāti
Examples of impart in a sentence
- The spices impart a deep flavour to the dish.
- Heat the tomato sauce in a nonreactive pan. Aluminum is particularly not a nonreactive metal, it will discolor badly and impart a strange flavor.
- The aim of these tests is the examination of the weld without imparting any damage.
Synonyms of impart
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Forms of impart
| third-person singular present | imparts |
|---|---|
| present participle | imparting |
| past participle | imparted |
| past | imparted |
Origin of impart
From Middle English imparten, borrowed from Middle French impartir, empartir, from Late Latin impartiō, impertiō, from im- (“in”) + Latin partiō (“divide”).
Words formed from impart
Words that rhyme with impart
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Questions about impart
- What does impart mean?
- Impart means to give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
- What is impart in Tamil?
- Impart in Tamil is தெரிவி, பங்களி, அறிவூட்டு. See Impart meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is impart?
- Impart is a verb.
- How do you pronounce impart?
- Impart is pronounced /ɪmˈpɑːt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of impart?
- The past tense of impart is imparted.
Words near impart in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: impart (page history and authors); impart (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ابلاغ کرنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); Impart (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impart (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impart (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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