to separate
481
2.9
- verb
- /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/
:
separarse
- After the argument, they decided to separate rather than continue fighting.
- separated and divorced
- divorced and separated
- separated and widowed
They they were, you know, separated, got back together.
- They they were, you know, separated, got back together.
- Not every man who is married but separated is lying, all right?
- I just got separated from this whole twisted plot.
- So the first night we separated and terrific.
Examples
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Teddy was separated from his family in the panic, so we took him in.
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I'm separated from my wife, but I see my daughter.
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Well, he and my mom separated when I was four years old.
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We must have been separated in the dark.
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We were only separated two months.
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They were separated at birth and have never met.
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At the beginning of the film, they separate because Vladimir does not believe in the city's future.
Academic text (2017) -
We got accidentally separated.
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The manager had to separate the two employees who were constantly arguing.
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During the storm, we were forced to separate from the group to find shelter.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To go away from a place, person, or group
678
2.6
End a relationship with someone, for example a romantic or business partner
575
2.3
End a relationship or go separate ways
466
2.8
To stop taking part in a place or activity
256
4.2
To keep someone or something apart from others
241
2.9
To separate and move in different directions after being together
219
2.7
To keep one thing apart from another so they do not mix
161
3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
137
2.7
To end a close relationship and go separate ways
131
3.5
To become loose and fall off
82
5.3
To stop being part of or connected to something
77
5.7
To make yourself less involved with someone or something
75
7.0
Keep away from someone or something to show no connection
59
4.6
To separate yourself completely from someone or something
43
4.3
To stop being a group, for example a band or committee
30
4.1
To leave an organization and form a separate group
28
2.8
To make a piece come away from something by hitting or bending it
26
3.0
To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group
23
3.9
To stop being together or working with someone and go in different directions
16
4.0
To come apart from something it is connected to
16
7.0
To end a connection with a person, group, or idea
8
3.9
Stop being together and take different paths in life
5
6.6
To stop depending on someone or something and become independent
5
5.3
To disconnect two things that are joined, often machine parts
4
6.7
Disconnect parts that were joined so they work independently
3
6.7
To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea
2
3.0
To become loose and separate from something
1
6.1
To separate something from what it is connected to
1
7.0
To separate parts so they are no longer connected
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
6.6
To pick out useful people or things from those that are not
Phrasal Verbs
How Separated
963
2.9
- Informal
678
2.6
481
2.9
241
2.9
17
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Separate comes from the Latin separare, where se- means 'apart' and the rest means 'part'. So to separate people is to put them 'apart' or to go different ways, which is why it can mean ending a relationship or moving apart.