part with

  • 1part with — {v.} 1. To separate from; leave. * /He parted with us at the end of the trip./ Compare: PART COMPANY. 2. To let go. * /They were sorry to part with the old house./ * /He had to part with his secretary when she got married./ Compare: GIVE UP …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2part with — {v.} 1. To separate from; leave. * /He parted with us at the end of the trip./ Compare: PART COMPANY. 2. To let go. * /They were sorry to part with the old house./ * /He had to part with his secretary when she got married./ Compare: GIVE UP …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3part with — verb To willingly let go of; to give up; to relinquish. I really love this new stereo system but Im not willing to part with the cash to buy it …

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  • 4Part — Part, v. i. 1. To be broken or divided into parts or pieces; to break; to become separated; to go asunder; as, rope parts; his hair parts in the middle. [1913 Webster] 2. To go away; to depart; to take leave; to quit each other; hence, to die;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5with — /with, widh/, prep. 1. accompanied by; accompanying: I will go with you. He fought with his brother against the enemy. 2. in some particular relation to (esp. implying interaction, company, association, conjunction, or connection): I dealt with… …

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  • 6part — /pahrt/, n. 1. a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together. 2. an essential or integral attribute or quality: a… …

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  • 7part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See …

    Medical dictionary

  • 8part — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Old English, both from Latin part , pars; perhaps akin to Latin parare to prepare more at pare Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into… …

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  • 9With all one's might and main — Main Main, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [root]103. See {May}, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] [1913 Webster] There were in this… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10With might and main — Main Main, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [root]103. See {May}, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] [1913 Webster] There were in this… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English