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parted

UK/ˈpɑːtɪd//ˈpɑɹtɪd/

parted is the simple past and past participle of part.

Adjective

parted (not comparable)

  1. Separated; taken asunder.
  2. (in-compounds) Having the specified number of parts.
  3. Deeply cleft.
    • a parted leaf
  4. Departed, deceased.

Meaning of part

Verb

part (third-person singular simple present parts, present participle parting, simple past and past participle parted)

  1. (intransitive) To leave the company of (each other, or someone/something [with with or from]).
    • He wrung Bassanio's hand, and so they parted.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]...
  2. (transitive) To divide in two.
    • to part the curtains
  3. (transitive) To cut hair with a parting.
  4. (intransitive) To be divided in two or separated.
    • A rope parts. His hair parts in the middle.
  5. (archaic, transitive) To divide up; to share.
    • He that hath ij. cootes, lett hym parte with hym that hath none: And he that hath meate, let him do lyke wyse.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke
  6. (intransitive, obsolete) To have a part or share; to partake.
    • They shall part alike.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 30:24

See all 32 meanings of part

Words formed from parted

Phrases with parted

Questions about parted

What does parted mean?
Parted means separated; taken asunder.
What is parted the simple past and past participle of?
Parted is the simple past and past participle of part.
What part of speech is parted?
Parted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce parted?
Parted is pronounced /ˈpɑɹtɪd/ (US).

Words near parted in the dictionary

  1. partayed
  2. partaying
  3. partays
  4. Partchian
  5. parte
  6. parted
  7. parted brass rags
  8. parted company
  9. parted off
  10. parted out
  11. parted ways

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