divorced
- adjective
- /dɪˈvɔrst/
- He was freshly divorced and had two kids, right?
My parents, they've been divorced for a long time.
- My parents, they've been divorced for a long time.
- And hell, I'm divorced too, so like, I get it.
- He was freshly divorced and had two kids, right?
- So the woman who's who's divorced is the tutor.
- Are you a divorced dad, you know, with three kids?
- Yeah, I feel young, and then I'm divorced, so then that makes me feel older.
- You know, I'm, I'm a divorced, you know, single mum.
- And I was like, guys, I'm divorced, I'm dating.
- I'm like, you know, this kid is a divorced child.
- I still end up married, divorced, with kids, without kids, whatever.
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My parents, they've been divorced for a long time.
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After their bitter argument, they decided to remain friends, despite being divorced.
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OK, so a divorced dad, two kids.
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Are you a divorced dad, you know, with three kids?
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And hell, I'm divorced too, so like, I get it.
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They were single mothers, divorced, they had money problems.
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Like, well, grandma's divorced, Mom's divorced, Mom's sister.
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She is a divorced woman raising her children on her own.
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My friend is happily divorced and ready to start dating again.
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Etymology
Divorced comes from Latin parts di- meaning 'apart' and vertere meaning 'to turn', the same root you see in reverse. So to be divorced is like being 'turned apart' from your partner, which is why the word means a marriage has been legally ended.