Part, v. i. 1. To be broken or divided into parts or pieces; to break; to become separated; to go asunder; as, rope parts; his hair parts in the middle.
2. To go away; to depart; to take leave; to quit each other; hence, to die; — often with from.
He wrung Bassanio's hand, and so they parted. Shak.
He owned that he had parted from the duke only a few hours before. Macaulay.
His precious bag, which he would by no means part from. G. Eliot.
3. To perform an act of parting; to relinquish a connection of any kind; — followed by with or from.
Celia, for thy sake, I part
With all that grew so near my heart. Waller.
Powerful hands... will not part
Easily from possession won with arms. Milton.
It was strange to him that a father should feel no tenderness at parting with an only son. A. Trollope.
4. To have a part or share; to partake. “They shall part alike.” 1 Sam. xxx. 24.