partir

to leave; to split

verb pahr-TEER Common

Origin: from Latin partire

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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