part company
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.38 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To end a relationship.
verb
To separate; to go one's own way (of two or more people or things).
Example Sentences
- "The vines parted company with the wall as I attempted the climb, and I crashed to the ground."
- "The pair parted company and Stephen rejoined Mr Bloom who, with his practised eye, was not without perceiving that he had succumbed to the blandiloquence of the other parasite. Alluding to the encounter he said, laughingly, Stephen, that is:"
- "On leaving Caernarvon, trains for Llanberis take the left-hand of the two single tracks, and run alongside the Afonwen line until they cross Morfa Bridge, where the two lines part company."