- living apart together
- n. situation when a couple that is not married lives in separate homes but has an intimate relationship
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
living apart together
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Living apart together — (abbreviation: LAT) is a term for couples who, whilst committed to each other, decide to have separate homes rather than one shared residence. The Times Study speculates that quantum of LAT relationships equates the incidences of de facto… … Wikipedia
living apart together — n. A situation in which an unmarried couple live in separate residences while maintaining an intimate relationship; a person in such a relationship. adj. Also: LAT. live apart together v. Example Citations: Another twist on the traditional family … New words
apart — a|part [ ə part ] function word *** Apart can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. after the verb to be : I m never happy when we re apart. as an adjective (only after a noun): Madagascar is a world apart … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apart */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɑː(r)t] / US [əˈpɑrt] adjective, adverb Summary: Apart can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. after the verb to be : I m never happy when we re apart. as an adjective (only after a noun):… … English dictionary
apart — a|part W1S3 [əˈpa:t US a:rt] adv, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not close/touching)¦ 2¦(in different pieces)¦ 3¦(separate)¦ 4¦(not at same time)¦ 5¦(people)¦ 6 fall apart 7 be torn apart 8 be worlds/poles apart 9 grow/drift apart … Dictionary of contemporary English
living together as husband and wife — Living as husband and wife, with voluntary recognition of the relationship and in the absence of design or agreement to live apart free from reciprocal marital rights and duties, irrespective of whether or not there is a common place of living.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
apart — I [[t]əpɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] POSITIONS AND STATES ♦♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, apart is used in phrasal verbs such as grow apart and take apart .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV from n When people or things are apart, they are some distance… … English dictionary
apart — adverb 1》 separated by a specified distance. ↘no longer living together or close emotionally. 2》 to or on one side. 3》 into pieces. Phrases apart from 1》 except for. 2》 as well as. Derivatives apartness noun Origin ME: from OFr., from L. a… … English new terms dictionary
living separate and apart — Exists where the spouses have come to a parting of the ways and have no present intention of resuming marital relations and taking up life together under the same roof, not where they are residing temporarily in different places for economic or… … Black's law dictionary
living separate and apart — Exists where the spouses have come to a parting of the ways and have no present intention of resuming marital relations and taking up life together under the same roof, not where they are residing temporarily in different places for economic or… … Black's law dictionary
