Also means
to cut; to depart
Usage Note
Partir has two overlapping senses: physically cutting or dividing something (partir el pan — to break the bread) and departing (partir de Madrid — to leave from Madrid). The preposition phrase a partir de ('starting from', 'as of') is extremely common in formal and everyday writing: a partir de mañana means 'from tomorrow onwards'. Do not confuse with repartir (to distribute).
Examples
"El tren parte a las ocho."
Natural Translation
The train departs at eight.

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