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- Dictionaryseparated/ˈsɛpəreɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. no longer living together as a couple: "his parents are separated"
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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.
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.
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 divide into parts, or to make something divide into parts: I separated the class into three groups. More examples. separate verb (MOVE APART) B2. to move apart, or to make people move apart: I shall separate you two if you don't stop talking.
1. To come apart; become detached: The lining has separated from the inside of the coat. 2. To withdraw or break away: The state threatened to separate from the Union. 3. To part company; go away from each other; disperse: The friends separated at the end of the school year. 4.
[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 separate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definition of separated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
