part

«part» in Mova's school dictionary: a piece of something bigger — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (part, parts); verb (part, parts, parted, parting); adverb (part — partly)

meaning for a pupil

1) A part is a piece of something bigger. A slice is a part of a cake. tree →

2) A part is one piece of a machine: car parts. tree →

3) A part is a role in a play or film. tree →

4) To take part means to join in. tree →

5) To part is to separate: they parted at the gate; a parting (UK) or part (USA) is the line in your hair. tree →

6) Parts can also mean a region or area of a country, as in "these parts". tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a piece of a whole: equal parts, fractions, the part left; parts of a group; part–whole models (part + part = whole). In science: parts of a plant, parts of the body. In everyday life: «take part in sports day», «spare parts». In stories: «the best part was…», friends parting.

examples

• Cut the cake into 8 equal parts. tree →
• Part of the money was spent on food. tree →
• What part of the class is girls? tree →
• Each part is 5 cm long. tree →
• The roots are the part of the plant under the ground. tree →
• She got the part of the queen in the play. tree →
• Everyone can take part in the race. tree →
• The friends parted at the bus stop. tree →
• The best part of the trip was the zoo. tree →
• What brings you into these parts?” tree →

note

Equal parts: one part = whole ÷ number of parts. Whole = part + other part. Trap: «part» is not always equal; check the word «equal». «Part of» is uncountable-ish («part of the cake»), «a part» or «parts» are countable. A fraction names equal parts: 3/8 is 3 of 8 equal parts.

In the corpora

• Some families pay children for extra jobs, like washing the car, but tidying your own room is just part of living together.
• Being asked to be part of a parent's wedding shows that you are an important part of the new family.
• These are ordinary parts of a big family.
• Waiting is a big part of hospitals: waiting to be seen, waiting for results, waiting for visiting hours.
• A local anaesthetic only numbs one part of the body, and the person stays awake.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «part» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.