1.something determined in relation to something that includes it;
he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself
2.the extended spatial location of something;
the farming regions of France
3.so far as concerns the actor specified;
it requires vigilance on our part or they resisted every effort on his part;
4.something less than the whole of a human artifact;
the rear part of the house
5.one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole;
the written part of the exam
6.the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;
the function of a teacher
7.a portion of a natural object;
they analyzed the river into three parts
8.an actor's portrayal of someone in a play;
she played the part of Desdemona
9.assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group;
he wanted his share in cash
10. any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor;
I am proud of my contribution to the team's success
11. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music;
he tried to sing the tenor part
12. a line where the hair is parted;
his part was right in the middle
13.in part; in some degree; not wholly;
I felt partly to blame
1.go one's own away; move apart;
The friends separated after the party
2.discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
The business partners broke over a tax question
3.leave;
The family took off for Florida
4.come apart;
The two pieces that we had glued separated
5.force, take, or pull apart;
He separated the fighting children