ˈkɛɹ(ə)ktɚ ˈkæɹəktə kʌmˈpoʊnənt kənˈstɪtjuənt ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən dɪˈpɑːt dɪˈpɑɹt dɪsjuːˈnaɪt dɪˈvaɪd dɪˈvɪʒən ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən ˈfʌŋkʃən ˈɒfɪs ˈɔfɪs pɑːt pɑɹt pɐːt pɑːt pɑɹt pɐːt pɑːt pɑɹt pɐːt ˈpɑɹʃəli ˈpɑːʃəli ˈpɑɹtɪŋ ˈpɑːtɪŋ ˈpɑɹtli ˈpɑːtli pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ pɝˈsoʊnə pɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə piːs ˈpɔɹʃən ˈpɔːʃən ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩ ˈsɛkʃən splɪt to some extent; in some degree; not wholly I felt partly to blame He was partially paralyzed the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group the function of a teacher the government must do its part play its role the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project they all did their share of the work force, take, or pull apart He separated the fighting children Moses parted the Red Sea move or break apart The two pieces that we had glued separated depart for someplace The family took off for Florida go one's own way; move apart The friends separated after the party discontinue an association or relation; go different ways The business partners broke over a tax question The couple separated after 25 years of marriage My friend and I split up something less than the whole of a human artifact the rear part of the house glue the two parts together an item that is an instance of some type he designed a new piece of equipment she bought a lovely piece of china my dog swallowed a Lego part a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions his part was right in the middle that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation it requires vigilance on our part they resisted every effort on his part one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole the written part of the exam the finance section of the company the BBC's engineering division an actor's portrayal of someone in a play she played the part of Desdemona the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music he tried to sing the tenor part the extended spatial location of something the farming regions of France religions in all parts of the world regions of outer space a portion of a natural object they analyzed the river into three parts he needed a piece of granite assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group he wanted his share in cash something determined in relation to something that includes it he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself I read a portion of the manuscript the smaller component is hard to reach the animal constituent of plankton