apart from — or[aside from] {prep. phr.} Beside or besides; in addition to. * /The children hardly see anyone, apart from their parents./ * /Aside from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill./ Syn.: EXCEPT FOR, OUTSIDE OF … Dictionary of American idioms
apart from — or[aside from] {prep. phr.} Beside or besides; in addition to. * /The children hardly see anyone, apart from their parents./ * /Aside from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill./ Syn.: EXCEPT FOR, OUTSIDE OF … Dictionary of American idioms
apart from — preposition except for; besides All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? Life of Brian … Wiktionary
Apart from Life — Directed by Kei Kumai Written by Mitsuharu Inoue Kei Kumai Starring Mizuho Suzuki Cinematography Naoyuki S … Wikipedia
apart from — preposition Date: 1833 other than ; besides, except for … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mothers Apart from Their Children — (MATCH) has existed since 1979 as a non judgemental support group, run by volunteers who are, or have been, mothers separated from their children after divorce, family breakdown, care orders, adoption or abduction. Separation can last several… … Wikipedia
stand apart from — phr verb Stand apart from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑herd … Collocations dictionary
From the beginnings to Avicenna — Jean Jolivet INTRODUCTION Arabic philosophy began at the turn of the second and third centuries of the Hegira, roughly the ninth and tenth centuries AD. The place and the time are important. It was in 133/750 that the ‘Abbāssid dynasty came to… … History of philosophy
apart — apartness, n. /euh pahrt /, adv. 1. into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay. 2. separately in place, time, motion, etc.: New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. Our birthdays are three … Universalium
apart — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French a part, literally, to one side Date: 14th century 1. a. at a little distance < tried to keep apart from the family squabbles > b. away from one another in space or time < towns 20 miles apart … New Collegiate Dictionary
apart — 1. adverb /əˈpɑː(ɹ)t,əˈpəɹt/ a) Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside. Others apart sat on a hill retired. b) In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or… … Wiktionary
