divorce
🇺🇸
/dɪˈvɔːrs/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈvɔːs/
noun
B2
the legal end of a marriage
After the divorce, they both started new lives.
R
the separation of two things that were connected
The divorce between work and personal life is important for well-being.
verb
B2
to legally end a marriage
They decided to divorce after many years of unhappiness.
C1
to separate one thing from another
It's hard to divorce emotions from important decisions.
translation
the legal end of a marriage; the separation of two things that were connected
to legally end a marriage; to separate one thing from another
Word Forms
3rd Present
divorces
Past
divorced
Perfect
divorced
Progressive
divorcing
Plural
divorces