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apart

US /əˈpɑrt/

adverb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Our two offices are about fifty kilometers apart from each other.

Synonyms

  • asidea line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
  • separatedact as a barrier between; stand between

Collocations

  • Easy tear apart
    to tear apart, meaning to separate or cause to separate abruptly
  • Medium tell the two models apart
    to tell the two models apart, meaning to express in words
  • Hard set apart by superior quality
    to establish or arrange in a specific position regarding apart by superior quality
  • Very Hard fall apart at the seams under stress
    to drop or decrease significantly regarding apart at the seams under stress

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