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Apart vs Plus - What's the difference?

apart | plus |

As an adverb apart

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

As a preposition apart

is (following its objective complement) apart from.

As a noun plus is

plus.

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.

    plus

    English

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • sum of the previous one and the following one.
    • Two plus two equals four.
    A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
  • (colloquial) with; having in addition
    • I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred Euros' spending money!
  • and also; in addition
    • Let's go home now, it's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.

    Synonyms

    * and

    Antonyms

    * minus

    Derived terms

    * plus sign

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A positive quantity.
  • An asset or useful addition.
    • He is a real plus to the team.
  • (arithmetic) A plus sign: .

    • Synonyms

    * (useful addition) asset * plus sign

    Antonyms

    * (useful addition) liability, minus * minus, minus sign

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Being positive rather than negative or zero.
    • -2 * -2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")
  • Positive, or involving advantage.
    • He is a plus factor.
  • (physics) Electrically positive.
    • A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.

    Derived terms

    * ** on the plus side

    Synonyms

    * (being positive rather than negative or zero) positive * advantageous, good, positive

    Antonyms

    * (being positive rather than negative or zero) minus, negative * bad, disadvantageous, minus, negative

    Verb

  • (informal) To add; to subject to addition.

    • See also

    * add * addition * times ----