part with

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle with

Usefulness

Meanings

1

Give or sell something that you would prefer to keep

Why “with”? A person and a valued thing stop being together.

He refused to part with his old guitar.
He refused to give or sell his old guitar because he wanted to keep it.
I cannot part with these family photos.
I cannot give or sell these family photos because I want to keep them.

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