an amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something

divide the circle into three equal parts

the early part of 1999

body parts

some but not all of something

the painting tells only part of the story

a role played by an actor or actress

she played a lot of leading parts

he took the part of Prospero

the contribution made by someone or something to an action or situation

he played a key part in ending the revolt

he may be jailed for his part in the robbery

abilities

a line of scalp revealed in a person's hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side; a parting

the part in her hair was white and straight

(of two things) move away from each other

his lips parted in a smile

leave someone's company

there was a good deal of kissing before we parted

she can't bear to be parted from her daughter again

give up possession of; hand over

even quite small companies parted with large sums

separate (the hair of the head on either side of the parting) with a comb

his hair was centrally parted