What’s the difference between apart vs. a part?
Apart vs. A Part
When to use apart vs. a part?
A part and apart are two homophones.
How to Use Apart
- Apart is an adverb.
- It means separated by some distance; at a specified distance from each other in time or space.
- It can be used as a preposition when paired with “from”, Apart from means with the exception of, besides.
APART Examples:
- Their birthdays are only three days apart.
- The two houses stood 500 meters apart.
- The writer lives apart from his family.
- It sounds as if you have grown apart from Tom.
- The two sides in the talks are still a long way apart.
- He tore the curtain apart and looked out.
- There is some bread apart from the milk.
How to Use A Part
A part (two words) means a fraction of a whole.
A PART Examples:
- A part of the textbooks has arrived.
- I’m happy to have been a part of your life.
- They auditioned him for a part in the play.
- I wish you were never a part of my life.
- Make exercise a part of your daily routine.
- This is a part of the international communist movement.
- A part of the meat was spoilt.
Last Updated on January 13, 2026
