divide
🇺🇸
/dɪˈvaɪd/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈvaɪd/
verb
B1
to separate into parts
We need to divide the cake into equal pieces.
B1
to share something by giving parts to people
She will divide the money among her children.
B1
to use time or energy for different things
He must divide his attention between work and family.
B1
to split into different paths
The road will divide into two lanes ahead.
R
to keep two things apart
A wall can divide the two rooms.
R
to be a line that separates things
The fence will divide the yard from the street.
B1
to do math by splitting numbers
Children learn to divide numbers in school.
R
to fit into a number evenly
Four can divide into eight two times.
B2
to cause people to disagree
The new rule may divide the team members.
R
to disagree
People often divide on important issues.
noun
B2
a difference that separates people or things
There is a big divide between rich and poor.
R
a high land that separates rivers
The mountain acts as a divide for the rivers.
translation
to separate into parts; to share something by giving parts to people; to use time or energy for different things; to split into different paths; to keep two things apart; to be a line that separates things; to do math by splitting numbers; to fit into a number evenly; to cause people to disagree; to disagree
a difference that separates people or things; a high land that separates rivers
Word Forms
3rd Present
divides
Progressive
dividing
Past
divided
Perfect
divided
Plural
divides