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quite apart from — phrase used for saying that even if you ignore one thing, there is still another important fact or question to consider Quite apart from the fact that he has no qualifications, Mr Berry is not a suitable person to work here. Thesaurus: words used … Useful english dictionary
quite apart from — used for saying that even if you ignore one thing, there is still another important fact or question to consider Quite apart from the fact that he has no qualifications, Mr Berry is not a suitable person to work here … English dictionary
apart from — EXCEPT FOR, but for, aside from, with the exception of, excepting, excluding, bar, barring, besides, other than; informal outside of; formal save. → apart * * * 1) except for the whole world seemed to be sleeping, apart from Barbara 2) in… … Useful english dictionary
apart from — a part from prep also a side from AmE 1.) except for ▪ We didn t see anyone all day, apart from a couple of kids on the beach. ▪ Apart from the ending, it s a really good film. see usage note ↑except1 2.) as well as ▪ Apart from his earnings as a … Dictionary of contemporary English
apart from — (from Idioms in Speech) but for, except for, if it were not for, other than ... he had decoded the whole message apart from the paragraph where something had gone wrong either with himself or 59 200 ... (Or. Greene) Apart from your lectures your… … Idioms and examples
apart — a|part [ ə part ] function word *** Apart can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. after the verb to be : I m never happy when we re apart. as an adjective (only after a noun): Madagascar is a world apart … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apart — adverb, adjective 1 DISTANCE if things are apart, they have an amount of space between them: Joel stood apart from the group, frowning. | two miles/six feet etc apart: The two villages are 6 kilometres apart. 2 TIME two hours/six weeks etc apart… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
apart — I [[t]əpɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] POSITIONS AND STATES ♦♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, apart is used in phrasal verbs such as grow apart and take apart .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV from n When people or things are apart, they are some distance… … English dictionary
apart */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɑː(r)t] / US [əˈpɑrt] adjective, adverb Summary: Apart can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. after the verb to be : I m never happy when we re apart. as an adjective (only after a noun):… … English dictionary
quite — [[t]kwa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV adj/adv, ADV a n, ADV before v (vagueness) You use quite to indicate that something is the case to a fairly great extent. Quite is less emphatic than very and extremely . I felt quite bitter about it at the time... I … English dictionary
From the beginnings to Avicenna — Jean Jolivet INTRODUCTION Arabic philosophy began at the turn of the second and third centuries of the Hegira, roughly the ninth and tenth centuries AD. The place and the time are important. It was in 133/750 that the ‘Abbāssid dynasty came to… … History of philosophy
