apart

Definition

Placed separately (in regard to space or time).

Etymology

From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”).

Example Sentences

• "We had a large bus and I had two of them at the front and two at the back, and I had to sit in the middle and keep them apart."
• "Others apart sat on a hill retired."
• "But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself."