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- [teyk uh-pahrt]
- /teɪk əˈpɑrt/
- /teɪk əˈpɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teyk uh-pahrt]
- /teɪk əˈpɑrt/
Definitions of take apart words
- adverb take apart into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay. 1
- adverb take apart separately in place, time, motion, etc.: New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. Our birthdays are three days apart. 1
- adverb take apart to or at one side, with respect to place, purpose, or function: to put money apart for education; to keep apart from the group out of pride. 1
- adverb take apart separately or individually in consideration: each factor viewed apart from the others. 1
- adverb take apart aside (used with a gerund or noun): Joking apart, what do you think? 1
- adjective take apart having independent or unique qualities, features, or characteristics (usually used following the noun it modifies): a class apart. 1
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Origin of take apart
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Old French a part to one side. See a-5, part
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Take apart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
take apart popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
take apart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for take apart
verb take apart
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
- blow out — If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning.
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- bogged — wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
Antonyms for take apart
verb take apart
- agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
- blow away — If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
- bring home — introduce to parents
- buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
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