for the most part

1. Chiefly
2. In the main

make the most of see under make¹

the mostest (facetious)

The most, the ultimate

part /pärt/

1. Something less than the whole
2. A portion
3. That which along with others makes up, has made up, or may at some time make up, a whole
4. A constituent
5. A component
6. A member or organ
7. An equal quantity
8. An equal or nearly equal division, constituent, etc, as in eg three parts oil to one part vinegar
9. Share
10. Region
11. Direction, hand, or side
12. Participation
13. Concern
14. Interest
15. A role or duty
16. A side or party
17. A character taken by an actor in a play
18. The words and actions of a character in a play or in real life
19. A voice or instrument in orchestral, etc music
20. That which is performed by such a voice or instrument
21. A copy of the music for it
22. A constituent melody or succession of notes or harmony
23. A section of a work in literature (see also partwork below), or in music
24. A separately published portion or number (see also partwork below)
25. An inflected form of a verb
26. The place where the hair is parted, a parting (N American)
27. A quantity which taken a certain number of times (when unspecified, less than the whole) will equal a larger quantity
28. (in pl) intellectual qualities, talents, or conduct

1. In part
2. Partial

1. In part
2. Partly

1. To divide
2. To separate
3. To break
4. To put or keep apart
5. To set in different directions
6. To distribute
7. To share
8. To leave, quit, depart (Shakespeare)

1. To become divided or separated
2. To separate
3. To go different ways
4. To depart
5. To come or burst apart
6. To relinquish (with with)
7. To share (Bible)

partˈed adjective

1. Divided
2. Separated
3. Departed
4. Assigned a part
5. Endowed with parts or abilities (Shakespeare)
6. (of a leaf) deeply cleft (botany)

partˈer noun

partibilˈity noun

partˈible adjective

1. That may or must be parted or divided up (esp of inherited property)
2. Separable

partˈing noun

1. The action of the verb to part
2. A place of separation or division
3. A dividing line
4. A line of skin showing between sections of hair brushed in opposite directions on the head
5. Leave-taking

1. Separating
2. Dividing
3. Departing
4. Leave-taking
5. Of or at leave-taking

partˈly adverb

1. In part
2. In some degree

part-exchangeˈ noun

A transaction in which an article is handed over as part of the payment for another article (informal short form part-exˈ; also transitive verb, adjective and adverb)

partˈing-cupˈ noun

A two-handled drinking cup

parting shot noun

1. A last, usu hostile, remark made on leaving
2. A Parthian shot

partˈ-off noun (W Indies)

A screen used to divide a room into two separate areas

partˈ-ownˈer noun

A joint owner

partˈ-payˈment noun

Payment in part

partˈ-singing noun

partˈ-song noun

A melody with parts in harmony, usu unaccompanied

partˈ-timeˈ adjective and adverb

(done) for part of the usual working time only

intransitive verb

To work part-time

partˈ-timˈer noun

partˈ-way adverb

Part of the way

partˈwork noun

One of a series of publications (esp magazines) issued at regular intervals, eventually forming a complete course or book

partˈ-writing noun

Composition of music in parts

for my part

As far as concerns me

for the most part

1. Commonly
2. Mostly

in bad or ill part

Unfavourably

in good part

1. Favourably
2. Without taking offence

in great part

To a great extent

in part

1. Partly
2. So far as part is concerned
3. Not wholly but to some extent

on the part of

1. So far as concerns
2. As done or performed by
3. In the actions of
4. On the side of

part and parcel

Essentially a part

part brass rags (naut sl)

To quarrel

part company

To separate

parting of the ways

A point at which a fateful decision must be made

part of speech

One of the various classes of words

part way

Some way, not all the way, approaching but not reaching, as eg go part way towards an objective

take part in

To share or to assist in

take part with

To take the side of

take someone's part

To support or side with someone (in an argument, etc)