 
		
		Definition of apart:
		
	
		
		
		(v) :
		
		separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside; in a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently; as, consider the two propositions apart
		
								
				"others apart sat on a hill retired. --Milton."