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adjective
- 1. no longer living together as a couple: "his parents are separated"
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1. a. : to set or keep apart : disconnect, sever. b. : to make a distinction between : discriminate, distinguish. separate religion from magic. c. : sort. separate mail. d. : to disperse in space or time : scatter. widely separated homesteads. 2. archaic : to set aside for a special purpose : choose, dedicate. 3.
to make people move apart or into different places, or to move apart: At school they always tried to separate Jane and me because we were troublemakers. Somehow, in the rush to get out of the building, I got separated from my mother. Perhaps we should separate now and meet up later. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
SEPARATE definition: 1. existing or happening independently or in a different physical space: 2. to (cause to) divide…. Learn more.
Separate definition: to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space. See examples of SEPARATE used in a sentence.
to make people move apart or into different places, or to move apart: At school they always tried to separate Jane and me because we were troublemakers. Somehow, in the rush to get out of the building, I got separated from my mother. Perhaps we should separate now and meet up later. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
[usually before noun] different; not connected. a separate incident/issue. The companies now exist as two separate entities. separate from something I try to keep my private life separate from my work. This is a completely separate matter. It happened on three separate occasions. Their ultimate political goal is the creation of a separate state.
Definition of separated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of separate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone who is separated from their wife or husband lives apart from them, but is not divorced. Most single parents are either divorced or separated. American English : separated / ˈsɛpəreɪtɪd /
To separate is to remove from each other things previously associated: to separate a mother from her children. To divide is to split or break up carefully according to measurement, rule, or plan: to divide a cake into equal parts.
