apart

a•part

[[t]əˈpɑrt[/t]] adv.

1) into pieces or parts; to pieces:

to take a watch apart; falling apart from decay[/ex]

2) separated or away from in place, time, or motion:

The cities are thousands of miles apart[/ex]

3) to or at one side, with respect to place, purpose, or function:

to keep apart from the group; space set apart for storage[/ex]

4) separately or individually in consideration:

each factor viewed apart from the others[/ex]

5) so as to distinguish one from another:

I can't tell the sisters apart[/ex]

6) aside (used with a gerund or noun):

Joking apart, what do you think?[/ex]

7) having independent or unique characteristics (usu. used following a noun):

a class apart[/ex]

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- apart from

Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < OF a part to one side. See a- V, part a•part′ness, n.