{
    "term": "part",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body_hair.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "some but not all of a thing",
            "sensetop": "part of something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We spent part of the time in the museum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Part of the building was destroyed in the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Part of the problem** is that more and more people live alone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Voters are given **only part of the story** *(= only some of the information)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Part of me** feels sorry for him *(= I feel a little sorry for him, but not very sorry)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We spent a good part of the day rehearsing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He spends part of the year in Ireland."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lived for part of her life in Ethiopia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Part of the morning was spent brainstorming ideas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Educational disadvantage is just part of a bigger social problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His performance in the movie seems weak, although the weakness of the script could be part of the reason."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Part of the reason I'm interested in this is that my father was a vet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Improvements to the physical structure of the building are only part of the solution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Production is only part of it; you also have to sell your products."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Part of it was about money, but most of our arguments were about housework."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Part of why we read is to escape our immediate surroundings."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "good", "greater"],
                "verb + part": ["comprise", "constitute", "fall into"],
                "preposition": ["in part", "part of"],
                "phrases": ["the parts of the body", "foreign parts", "private parts"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a section, piece or feature of something",
            "sensetop": "part of somethingin parts",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The mountains are covered with snow for a **large part** of the year.",
                    "contextForm": "part of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The early part of her life was spent in Paris."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the latter part of the 19th century"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Making mistakes is an **integral part** of the learning process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've done the difficult part of the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **important/essential part** of the project"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wool production was a **key part** of the economy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The novel is good in parts.",
                    "contextForm": "in parts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The procedure can be divided into two parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The worst part was having to wait three hours in the rain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These insects are an essential part of our agricultural system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fresh fruit is an important part of a healthy diet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Music has always been an important part of my life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Death is a part of life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A key part of our strategy is community involvement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A big part of our economy is based on agriculture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Recognition for New York wines is growing, and Long Island wines are a big part of this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His article tells just a small part of the story."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The analysis of imagery remains a significant part of Shakespearian study."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Break it down into its constituent parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cut it into four equal parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I gave up once I got to the hard part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now comes the fun part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sad part was that he didn't really care."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a certain randomness which is the most exciting part about these discoveries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I didn't understand the beginning part of the film."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I liked the part about his childhood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is the part where the plot really comes together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the early part of his career he worked in India."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the latter part of the century"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the upper part of the building"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Opera is a dramatic performance in which music forms an essential part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The administration of an election is comprised of three essential parts: technology, processes, and people."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "good", "greater"],
                "verb + part": ["comprise", "constitute", "fall into"],
                "preposition": ["in part", "part of"],
                "phrases": ["the parts of the body", "foreign parts", "private parts"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an element or member of something; a person or thing that helps to make up a whole or belongs in it",
            "sensetop": "part of something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Snacks can be part of a healthy eating plan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to be able to work **as part of a team**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under the Saxons, Westmorland **formed part** of the Kingdom of Northumberland."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Antibiotics have **become part** of our daily existence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They still wanted to remain part of Europe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This was once a very rural area, but has now become part of the London commuter belt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our dog is very much part of our lives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fishing has always been part of life here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Living here you really feel like you're part of a community."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They made me feel part of the family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Architecture forms part of a nation's culture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Things may seem strange at times, but it's all part of the experience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It became apparent that he was not part of the solution, but part of the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Marketing has to be part of your plan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The farm buildings were included as part of the sale."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I learned valuable lessons as part of this experience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dealing with difficult people is all part of the job."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "good", "greater"],
                "verb + part": ["comprise", "constitute", "fall into"],
                "preposition": ["in part", "part of"],
                "phrases": ["the parts of the body", "foreign parts", "private parts"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a separate piece or area of a human or animal body or of a plant",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The cancer could spread to other **parts of the body**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It may one day be possible to grow new **body parts** in the laboratory."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Different insects feed on different parts of the plant."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has tattoos on various parts of his body."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sole of the foot is one of the most sensitive parts of the body."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's important to know which plant parts are most vulnerable to frost."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Other parts of the egg are the albumen (white) and the yolk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a diagram of a cell with the key parts labelled"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "good", "greater"],
                "verb + part": ["comprise", "constitute", "fall into"],
                "preposition": ["in part", "part of"],
                "phrases": ["the parts of the body", "foreign parts", "private parts"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a piece of a machine or structure",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The factory manufactures aircraft parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "car/machine/engine parts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the working parts of the machinery"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where can I get **spare parts** for my bike?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He quickly explained about the engine and the broken part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The washing machine needed a new part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I ordered a part online."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an auto parts maker"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a wholesale supplier of lawn and garden equipment parts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He started selling cars and car parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Industrial goods include raw materials and component parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "imports of foreign-made parts and equipment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The yard is full of old bits of machinery and tractor parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the country's leading supplier of plumbing parts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Although it is no longer a working watermill, several of the working parts remain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Clean the plastic parts of the machine with a soapy cloth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The adaptors being recalled contain the part number 02K65 on their labels."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["replacement", "spare", "auto"],
                "verb + part": ["manufacture", "assemble"],
                "part + noun": ["parts dealer", "parts maker", "parts supplier"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "an area or a region of the world, a country, a town, etc.",
            "sensetop": "part of something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The island is mostly flat, but there are some hilly parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the northern part of town",
                    "contextForm": "part of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "different **parts of the world/country**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Which part of Japan do you come from?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come and visit us if you're ever in our part of the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They ship their products to many parts of the UK."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has travelled extensively in Thailand and other parts of Asia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several parts of the country have experienced flooding."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Which part of the world is Guyana in?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've been all over the UK, but the Lake District is my favourite part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They live in the southern, more mountainous part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd never been to that part of Wales before."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They collected soil samples from different parts of Russia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bridge links the old and new parts of the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many buildings in this part of the city are dilapidated."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tourists tend to visit the southern part of town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Office space is expensive in the central part of Berlin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia lies in the west central part of the state."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There could be food shortages in one part of the country and food stores rotting in other parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The northern part (New Guinea) was administered by Australia."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "good", "greater"],
                "verb + part": ["comprise", "constitute", "fall into"],
                "preposition": ["in part", "part of"],
                "phrases": ["the parts of the body", "foreign parts", "private parts"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a region or an area",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's not from these parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's just arrived back from foreign parts."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "good", "greater"],
                "verb + part": ["comprise", "constitute", "fall into"],
                "preposition": ["in part", "part of"],
                "phrases": ["the parts of the body", "foreign parts", "private parts"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "a section of a book, television series, etc., especially one that is published or broadcast separately",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The documentary was screened in four parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Henry IV, Part II"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The final part will be shown next Sunday evening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book falls into three distinct parts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an encyclopedia published in 25 weekly parts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a serial in four parts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tonight, the first part of a new drama."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To find out what happens next, you'll have to wait for part two!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In part four, Tommy returns home to find his family in difficult circumstances."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the next part, the authors focus on the consequences of baby boomer retirement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her character is not introduced until the third part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a part on sourcing ingredients at the back of the book."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The last part is about the years following the war and its lasting effects."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "a role played by an actor in a play, film, etc.; the words spoken by an actor in a particular role",
            "sensetop": "part in somethingin a part",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **played the part** of Juliet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's always **playing a part** *(= pretending to be something that he is not)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you learned your part yet?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He got a small part in a West End play.",
                    "contextForm": "part in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was very good in the part.",
                    "contextForm": "in a part"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Judy Garland landed the part of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Walken stars as Shannon and he fits the part well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had a part on ‘Law and Order’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Did you get the part?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a really big part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the end they gave the part to someone else."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several leading actors were rumoured to want the part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He would be perfect for the part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He auditioned unsuccessfully for a part on the show."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My dream is to one day get a part on Broadway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was offered a part in a Margot Robbie movie."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "bit", "small"],
                "verb + part": ["act", "have", "play"],
                "preposition": ["in the part", "part of"],
                "phrases": ["act the part", "dress the part", "look the part"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "the way in which somebody/something is involved in an action or situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Luck **played a** big **part** in their success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She plays an active part in local politics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all **have a part to play** in the fight against crime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **had no part in** the decision."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **want no part of** this sordid business."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had no part in the scam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She did her part in bringing them back together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Alcohol plays a part in 70 per cent of divorces."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "huge", "leading"],
                "verb + part": ["have", "do", "play"],
                "preposition": ["part in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "music for a particular voice or instrument in a group singing or playing together",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the clarinet part"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The first two verses of the song are set in four-part harmony."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can play the guitar part to that song."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "bit", "small"],
                "verb + part": ["act", "have", "play"],
                "preposition": ["in the part", "part of"],
                "phrases": ["act the part", "dress the part", "look the part"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "a unit of measurement that allows you to compare the different amounts of substances in something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Add three parts wine to one part water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "fluoride levels of 0.2 parts per million"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "a line on a person’s head where the hair is divided with a comb",
            "labels": "(North American English)British English",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be better or more effective as a group than you would think just by looking at the individual members of the group",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The team is greater than the sum of its parts."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "most of something, especially a period of time; more than half of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He drank the best part of a bottle of Scotch waiting for her to get home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The journey took her the better part of an hour."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "you should avoid danger and not take unnecessary risks",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "mostly; usually",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The contributors are, for the most part, professional scientists."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to express your own, his, their, etc. opinion or feelings about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "For my part, I would reject all these arguments."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to a great extent",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their success is due in large part to their determination."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "partly; to some extent",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her success was due in part to luck."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your salary depends in part on your qualifications."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have an appearance or wear clothes suitable for a particular job, role or position",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He acts and dresses the part of a gentleman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a pirate in the school play and certainly looked the part."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person with many skills",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "made or done by somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was an error on my part."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a normal part of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Keeping the accounts is part and parcel of my job."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or thing that you are so used to seeing that you no longer notice them",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I worked there so long that I became part of the furniture."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to accept something slightly unpleasant without complaining or being offended",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He took the teasing in good part."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be involved in something",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to take part in a discussion/demonstration/fight/celebration"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They took little part in the discussion."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to support somebody, for example in an argument",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His mother always takes his part."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "side with"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːt/",
                "audio": "pa/part/part__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɑːrt/",
                "audio": "pa/part/part__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English (denoting a part of speech), from Latin pars, part-. The verb (originally in Middle English in the sense ‘divide into parts’) is from Old French partir, from Latin partire, partiri ‘divide, share’."
}