part [1] (parts plural ) (NOUN USES, QUANTIFIER USES, AND PHRASES)
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1 n-count A part of something is one of the pieces, sections, or elements that it consists of.
usu N of n
I like that part of Cape Town..., Respect is a very important part of any relationship.
2 n-count A part for a machine or vehicle is one of the smaller pieces that is used to make it.
(=component)
...spare parts for military equipment...
3 quant Part of something is some of it.
QUANT of sing-n/n-uncount
It was a very severe accident and he lost part of his foot..., Mum and he were able to walk part of the way together...
4 adv If you say that something is part one thing, part another, you mean that it is to some extent the first thing and to some extent the second thing.
ADV n, ADV adj
(=half)
The television producer today has to be part news person, part educator...
5 n-count You can use part when you are talking about the proportions of substances in a mixture. For example, if you are told to use five parts water to one part paint, the mixture should contain five times as much water as paint.
Use turpentine and linseed oil, three parts to two.
6 n-count A part in a play or film is one of the roles in it which an actor or actress can perform.
(=role)
Alf Sjoberg offered her a large part in the play he was directing..., He was just right for the part.
7 n-sing Your part in something that happens is your involvement in it.
poss N in n
(=involvement)
If only he could conceal his part in the accident...
8 n-uncount If something or someone is part of a group or organization, they belong to it or are included in it.
also a N, N of n
I was a part of the team and wanted to remain a part of the team.
9 n-count The part in someone's hair is the line running from the front to the back of their head where their hair lies in different directions.
(AM)
in BRIT, use parting
11 If something or someone plays a large or important partin an event or situation, they are very involved in it and have an important effect on what happens.
play a part phrase V inflects, oft PHR in n/-ing
These days work plays an important part in a single woman's life...
12 If you take part in an activity, you do it together with other people.
take part phrase V inflects, usu PHR in n/-ing
Thousands of students have taken part in demonstrations.
13 When you are describing people's thoughts or actions, you can say for her part or for my part, for example, to introduce what a particular person thinks or does.
FORMAL
for sb's part phrase PHR with cl
For my part, I feel elated and close to tears...
14 If you talk about a feeling or action on someone's part, you are referring to something that they feel or do.
on sb's part phrase PHR with cl/group
There is no need for any further instructions on my part...
15 For the most part means mostly or usually.
for the most part phrase PHR with cl
(=by and large)
Professors, for the most part, are firmly committed to teaching, not research.
16 You use in part to indicate that something exists or happens to some extent but not completely.
FORMAL
in part phrase PHR with cl/group
(=partly)
The levels of blood glucose depend in part on what you eat and when you eat...
17 If you say that something happened for the best part or the better part of a period of time, you mean that it happened for most of that time.
the best part/ the better part phrase PHR n
(=most of)
He had been in Israel for the best part of twenty-four hours...
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part and parcel
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