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Apart vs From - What's the difference?

apart | from |

As prepositions the difference between apart and from

is that apart is (following its objective complement) apart from while from is with the source or provenance of or at.

As an adverb apart

is separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.

apart

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.
  • * (rfdate)
  • Others apart sat on a hill retired.
  • * (rfdate) Ps. iv. 3.
  • The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself.
  • In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently
  • Consider the two propositions apart .
  • Aside; away.
  • * (rfdate) Jas. i. 21.
  • Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness.
  • * (rfdate)
  • Let Pleasure go, put Care apart .
  • In two or more parts; asunder; to piece
  • to take a piece of machinery apart .

    Antonyms

    * together

    Derived terms

    * apartness * apart from * fall apart * pull apart * set apart * take apart * tell apart * worlds apart

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (following its objective complement) apart from.
  • A handful of examples apart , an English preposition precedes its complement.

    from

    English

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • With the source or provenance of or at.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
  • *, chapter=12
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=72-3, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= A punch in the gut , passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
  • With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.
  • :
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  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
  • With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
  • :
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
  • , title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.}}

    Synonyms

    * (with the source or provenance of or at) out of

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