part

something determined in relation to something that includes it

“he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself”

“I read a portion of the manuscript”

“the smaller component is hard to reach”

“the animal constituent of plankton”

something less than the whole of a human artifact

“the rear part of the house”

“glue the two parts together”

a portion of a natural object

“they analyzed the river into three parts”

“he needed a piece of granite”

that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation

“it requires vigilance on our part”

“they resisted every effort on his part”

the extended spatial location of something

“the farming regions of France”

“religions in all parts of the world”

“regions of outer space”

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

“the function of a teacher”

“the government must do its part”

“play its role”

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

“I felt partly to blame”

“He was partially paralyzed”

go one's own way; move apart

“The friends separated after the party”

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

“The business partners broke over a tax question”

“The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”

“My friend and I split up”

depart for someplace

“The family took off for Florida”

move or break apart

“The two pieces that we had glued separated”

force, take, or pull apart

“He separated the fighting children”

“Moses parted the Red Sea”

“They part their hair”