- part
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 piece, area, period, division, etc. of sthADJECTIVE▪ big, good, greater, huge, large, major, significant, substantial▪
We spent a good part of the day rehearsing.
▪The greater part of the building has been refurbished.
▪ minor, small▪ equal▪Cut it into four equal parts.
▪ important, main, principal▪ basic, central, critical, crucial, essential, fundamental, key, necessary, vital▪ integral, intrinsic▪ interchangeable▪ best, worst▪The worst part was having to wait three hours.
▪ early▪In the early part of his career he worked in India.
▪ latter▪the latter part of the century
▪ first, last, middle, second▪ upper, uppermost▪the upper part of the spine
▪ lower▪ inner, outer▪ anterior (technical), front▪ back, posterior (technical)▪ northern, southern, etc.▪ remote▪ different, distinct, various▪ separate▪ inseparable▪ component, constituent▪Break it down into its constituent parts.
▪ body▪ difficult, hard, tough, tricky▪I gave up once I got to the hard part.
▪ easy▪ fun▪Now comes the fun part.
▪ scary▪ funny▪ sad▪The sad part was that he didn't really care.
▪ interestingVERB + PART▪ comprise, constitute, fall into, form▪The book falls into three distinct parts.
▪ break sth down into, divide sth into, split sth intoPREPOSITION▪ in part▪Your salary depends in part on your qualifications.
▪The movie is good in parts.
▪a serial in four parts
▪ part of▪Part of me wants to stay and part of me doesn't.
PHRASES▪ the parts of the body▪ foreign parts (esp. BrE)▪They're always off to foreign parts.
▪ private parts (= sexual organs)2 a piece of a machineADJECTIVE▪ replacement, spare▪Where can I get spare parts for my bike?
▪ auto (esp. AmE), automotive (esp. AmE), car, motorcycle▪ movingVERB + PART▪ manufacture▪ assemblePART + NOUN▪ parts dealer, parts maker, parts supplier▪an auto parts maker
▪ number▪The adaptors being recalled contain the part number 02K65 on their labels.
3 role in a play, film/movie, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ big▪ bit, small, walk-on▪ speakingVERB + PART▪ act, have, play, take▪ sing▪Annette Markert sings the part of Medea.
▪ learn▪ fit▪Walken stars as Shannon and he fits the part well.
PREPOSITION▪ in the part▪He's very good in the part.
▪ part of▪She played the part of Juliet.
PHRASES▪ act the part, dress the part, look the part▪He acts and dresses the part of a gentleman.
▪He was a pirate in the school play and certainly looked the part.
4 share in an activity, event, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ big, huge, leading, major▪Luck played a big part in it.
▪ minor▪ central, significant, vital▪ activeVERB + PART▪ have▪He had no part in the scam.
▪ do, play, take▪She did her part in bringing them back together.
PREPOSITION▪ part in▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}They took little part in the discussion.
verb{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adj.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
