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Done while one is leaving a place
“Her parting words made him feel empty and alone.”
Occurring at or connected with the time that someone dies
“He sat at her bedside and listened to her final parting words.”
The action of dividing something into parts
“In the planning, there was a division sufficiently large to drown the Egyptian Pharaoh and his legions without a miracle of the parting of the seas.”
The act of leaving or exiting a place or vicinity
“She wondered if she would be less devastated if she hadn't witnessed the parting of her father's soul, but couldn't find a definite answer.”
The act of leaving a (previously good) relationship
“The fourth book describes his parting from his wife, his palace, and his station, that he might preach his new doctrines clothed in humble robes.”
The process or state of diverging
An act or incidence of defecting
The cessation of life and all associated processes
A crack, split, or break in something
Present participle for to separate or force apart something (that is connected)
“Now and then I would go to the window, part the curtains, and look out into the distance.”
Present participle for to leave or exit a place
“It is time to part from this quaint little town and start anew in the big city.”
Present participle for to move in a different direction
“After traveling together for several days, we would part in Paris.”
Present participle for to die or cease living
“My dear father would part after a long battle with illness.”
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