1apart 
/əˈpɑɚt/ adverb
/əˈpɑɚt/ adverb 1 : separated by an amount of space
▪ He stood with his feet planted far/wide apart. ▪ with legs apart ▪ They live five miles apart (from each other). ▪ The garage stands apart from the house. [=the garage is separate from the house] ▪ He stood apart while the other members of the team celebrated. ▪ They started fighting and it took four people to pull them apart (from each other). [=to separate them] — often used figuratively ▪ She tried to keep apart from [=to stay out of] family arguments. ▪ She has a quality that sets her apart from other singers. [=that makes her different from other singers] ▪ They were close friends once, but they have drifted/grown apart. [=they are no longer close friends] ▪ They are far apart on most issues. = They are worlds/poles apart on most issues. [=they disagree very much on most issues] ▪ The neighborhood she lives in now is a world apart from [=is completely different from] the small town where she grew up. 2 : separated by an amount of time
▪ Their children were born two years apart. 3 : not together
▪ My wife and I are unhappy when we're apart. ▪ They separated and have been living apart for the past year. 4 : into parts or pieces
▪ He took the clock apart. ▪ The old couch is falling apart. = The old couch is coming apart at the seams. ▪ blast/blow/break/fly apart ▪ cut/pry/pull apart ▪ rip/tear/split apart 5 — used to say that something is not included in a statement that follows ▪ A few minor flaws apart [=aside], the novel is excellent. [=except for a few minor flaws, the novel is excellent]
▪ He stood with his feet planted far/wide apart. ▪ with legs apart ▪ They live five miles apart (from each other). ▪ The garage stands apart from the house. [=the garage is separate from the house] ▪ He stood apart while the other members of the team celebrated. ▪ They started fighting and it took four people to pull them apart (from each other). [=to separate them] — often used figuratively ▪ She tried to keep apart from [=to stay out of] family arguments. ▪ She has a quality that sets her apart from other singers. [=that makes her different from other singers] ▪ They were close friends once, but they have drifted/grown apart. [=they are no longer close friends] ▪ They are far apart on most issues. = They are worlds/poles apart on most issues. [=they disagree very much on most issues] ▪ The neighborhood she lives in now is a world apart from [=is completely different from] the small town where she grew up.
▪ Their children were born two years apart.
▪ My wife and I are unhappy when we're apart. ▪ They separated and have been living apart for the past year.
▪ He took the clock apart. ▪ The old couch is falling apart. = The old couch is coming apart at the seams. ▪ blast/blow/break/fly apart ▪ cut/pry/pull apart ▪ rip/tear/split apart
apart from 1 : not including (something) : with the exception of (something)
▪ The potatoes were a little salty, but apart from [=except for] that, the food was very good. 2 : other than (something) : besides
▪ Apart from his work, his only real interest is baseball. ▪ The work has value in itself, quite apart from the good effects it produces. ▪ I don't like it. Apart from anything else, it's too expensive. 3 : separately from (something)
▪ This problem needs to be considered apart from the other issues.
▪ The potatoes were a little salty, but apart from [=except for] that, the food was very good.
▪ Apart from his work, his only real interest is baseball. ▪ The work has value in itself, quite apart from the good effects it produces. ▪ I don't like it. Apart from anything else, it's too expensive.
▪ This problem needs to be considered apart from the other issues.
