parted with

Let go of

To part with something is to give it up or let it go, usually reluctantly.

The phrase implies emotional attachment or sacrifice: She finally parted with her grandmother's ring.

You part with money when you spend it, possessions when you sell or donate them.

The reluctance is key—you don't part with things you're glad to be rid of.

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let go of · relinquished · divorced · surrendered · ceded · abandoned · waived · renounce · hand over · barter · discard · got rid of · cast aside · disposed · divested · sacrificed · transfer · forsake

Opposites
possession/retention

parted withkept

Didn't give away

held onto · retained · held · clung to · hoarded

acquisition

parted withacquired

Came to possess

obtained · gained · got · came into · received

attachment/holding

parted withclung to

Held tightly, persistently

treasured · cherished · clutched · guarded · embraced

Family

part, parted, parting, parts, partial, partially, partiality, impartial, impartiality

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