John Player & Sons, known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. Today it is a part of the Imperial Tobacco Group.
to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave: The oil tanker parted amidships.
22.
to go or come apart; separate, as two or more things.
23.
to go apart from or leave one another, as persons: We'll part no more.
24.
to be or become separated from something else (usually followed by from ).
25.
Nautical . to break or become torn apart, as a cable.
adjective
28.
partial; of a part: part owner.
adverb
29.
in part; partly: part black.
Verb phrases
30.
part with, to give up (property, control, etc.); relinquish: to part with one's money.
Idioms
31.
for one's part, as far as concerns one: For my part, you can do whatever you please.
32.
for the most part, with respect to the greatest part; on the whole; generally; usually; mostly: They are good students, for the most part.
33.
in good part,
a.
without offense; in a good-natured manner; amiably: She was able to take teasing in good part.
b.
to a great extent; largely: His success is in good part ascribable to dogged determination.
34.
in part, in some measure or degree; to some extent; partly; partially: The crop failure was due in part to unusual weather conditions.
35.
on the part of,
a.
so far as pertains to or concerns one: He expressed appreciation on the part of himself and his colleagues.
b.
as done or manifested by: attention on the part of the audience.
Also, on one's part.
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Origin:
before 1000; (noun) Middle English (< Old French < L), Old English < Latin part- (stem of pars ) piece, portion; (v.) Middle English parten < Old French partir < Latin partīre, derivative of pars
Related forms
mul·ti·part, adjective
sub·part, noun
Synonyms
1. component, ingredient, division, sector. Part, piece, portion, segment, section, fraction, fragment refer to something that is less than the whole. Part is the general word: part of a house. A piece suggests a part which is itself a complete unit or it may mean an irregular fragment: a piece of pie; a piece of a broken vase. A portion is a part allotted or assigned to a person, purpose, etc.: a portion of food. A segment is often a part into which something separates naturally: a segment of an orange. Section suggests a relatively substantial, clearly separate part that fits closely with other parts to form a whole: a section of a fishing rod, a book. Fraction suggests a less substantial but still clearly delimited part, often separate from other parts: a fraction of his former income. Fragment suggests a broken, inconsequential, incomplete part, with irregular or imprecise outlines or boundaries: a fragment of broken pottery, of information. 6. apportionment, lot. 13. responsibility. 18. sever, sunder, dissociate, disconnect, disjoin