n. 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"

n. the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work"

n. something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

n. a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle"

n. 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"

n. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

n. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"

n. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"

n. the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

n. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

n. 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"

n. [an element of the whole]

v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

v. go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"

v. 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"

adv. in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"

adj. relating to only part of a whole: "part owner"