partpartpartspartedparting2verb (parts, parting, parted) (formal)to go away from each other: We parted at the airport.part with somethingto give something to somebody else, especially something that you would prefer to keep: Read the contract very carefully before you part with any money.partpartparts1noun1some, but not all of something; one of the pieces of something: We spent part of the day on the beach. Which part of Spain do you come from?2a piece of a machine: Is there a shop near here that sells bicycle parts?3the person you are in a play or film: She played the part of Ophelia.4 American English for parting(2)take part in somethingto do something together with other people: All the students took part in the concert.