impart
verb /ɪmˈpɑːt/
/ɪmˈpɑːrt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they impart | /ɪmˈpɑːt/ /ɪmˈpɑːrt/ |
| he / she / it imparts | /ɪmˈpɑːts/ /ɪmˈpɑːrts/ |
| past simple imparted | /ɪmˈpɑːtɪd/ /ɪmˈpɑːrtɪd/ |
| past participle imparted | /ɪmˈpɑːtɪd/ /ɪmˈpɑːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form imparting | /ɪmˈpɑːtɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpɑːrtɪŋ/ |
- impart something (to somebody) to pass information, knowledge, etc. to other people synonym convey
- impart something (to something) to give a particular quality to something synonym lend
- The spice imparts an Eastern flavour to the dish.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘give a share of’): from Old French impartir, from Latin impartire, from in- ‘in’ + pars, part- ‘part’.