partir
Spanish, verb/paɾˈtiɾ/
partir is spelled P-A-R-T-I-R (6 letters) and appears 148 times per million words in written Spanish, the 575th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Partir is a Spanish verb meaning “to divide, split” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hacer divisiones en un todo, de tal modo de separarlo en partes”.
What does partir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to divide, split
- 2
to go away, leave, depart
- 3
to crack up, have a laugh
- 4
colloquialto fall in love
- 5
to crack open (e.g., one's head)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Hacer divisiones en un todo, de tal modo de separarlo en partes. 2. En especial, cortar un todo en dos con una única división. 3. Dar a cada miembro de un grupo una parte de un todo obtenido en común. 4. Por extensión, dividir la posesión de una cosa cualquiera.
verb: 1. Comenzar una marcha, viaje u otro desplazamiento. 2. Computar, desarrollar o razonar desde un principio o antecedente. 3. Tomar una decisión con respecto a un asunto incierto. 4. Eufemismo por morir o fallecer.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of partir
- parto first-person present singular
- partí first-person preterite singular
- partido participle past
- partiendo gerund
- partida feminine participle past
- partidos masculine participle past
- partidas feminine participle past
- partes indicative informal present
- partís indicative informal present
- parte indicative present singular
- partimos first-person indicative plural
- parten indicative plural present
- partía first-person imperfect indicative
- partías imperfect indicative second-person
- partíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- partíais imperfect indicative plural
- partían imperfect indicative plural
- partiste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce partir?
- /paɾˈtiɾ/
- [paɾˈt̪iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to partir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is partir in Spanish?
partir appears 148 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).