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keep apart — verb set apart from others The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on • Syn: ↑sequester, ↑sequestrate, ↑set apart, ↑isolate • Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑disunite, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep apart — segregate oneself, keep away, keep at a distance … English contemporary dictionary
keep away — keep apart, hold at a distance, stay away from, do not come near … English contemporary dictionary
apart — apartness, n. /euh pahrt /, adv. 1. into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay. 2. separately in place, time, motion, etc.: New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. Our birthdays are three … Universalium
apart — a•part [[t]əˈpɑrt[/t]] adv. 1) into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; falling apart from decay[/ex] 2) separated or away from in place, time, or motion: The cities are thousands of miles apart[/ex] 3) to or at one side, with… … From formal English to slang
apart — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French a part, literally, to one side Date: 14th century 1. a. at a little distance < tried to keep apart from the family squabbles > b. away from one another in space or time < towns 20 miles apart … New Collegiate Dictionary
Apart Punta Blanca — (La Lucila del Mar,Аргентина) Категория отеля: Адрес: Belgrano 20 , 7112 La Luci … Каталог отелей
keep — The construction keep + object + from + ing verb is idiomatic in current English: • His hands held flat over his ears as if to keep his whole head from flying apart Martin Amis, 1978. The intransitive use of keep + from + ing verb is recorded in… … Modern English usage
keep in touch — If you keep in touch with someone, you keep communicating with them even though you may live far apart … The small dictionary of idiomes
keep one's distance — keep oneself apart, hold oneself at a distance, keep oneself away, stay away … English contemporary dictionary
