Divided Divide Rest Separate Parts Dɪˈvaɪd People Cash

• the cells began to divide rapidly.
• a sentence can be divided up into meaningful segments.
• jack divided up the rest of the cash.
• we divided the work between us.

divide

1. to separate or make something separate into parts
• synonym split somethingup
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/split-up
• The cells began to divide rapidly.
• A sentence can be divided up into meaningful segments.
2. to separate something into parts and give a share to each of a number of different people, etc.
• synonym share (2)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/share_1
• Jack divided up the rest of the cash.
• We divided the work between us.
3. to use different parts of your time, energy, etc. for different activities, etc.
• He divides his energies between politics and business.
4. to separate two people or things
• Can it ever be right to divide a mother from her child?
5. to be the real or imaginary line or barrier that separates two people or things
• synonym separate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/separate_2
• A fence divides off the western side of the grounds.
• The English Channel divides England from France.
6. to separate into two parts that lead in different directions
• See related entries: Features of roads
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/features_of_roads/divide_1
• Where the path divides, keep right.
7. to make two or more people disagree
• synonym split
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/split_1
• The issue has divided the government.
8. to find out how many times one number is contained in another
• See related entries: Mathematical terminology
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/mathematical_terminology/divide_3
• 30 divided by 6 is 5 (= 30 ÷ 6 = 5).
9. to be able to be multiplied to give another number
• See related entries: Mathematical terminology
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/mathematical_terminology/divide_3
• 5 divides into 30 6 times.
10. to keep control over people by making them disagree with and fight each other, therefore not giving them the chance to unite and oppose you together
• a policy of divide and rule
11. to divide something into two equal parts
• The country was split down the middle over the strike (= half supported it, half did not).

Extra Examples

• Board members were deeply divided on the issue.
• Railway enthusiasts divide neatly into two groups.
• The children divided into three teams.
• The country is divided up into nine regions.
• The fragile peace has deteriorated in this ethnically divided city.
• The money was divided equally among his sons.
• They divided their time between London and Boston.
• They were randomly divided into three groups.
• This issue has bitterly divided the community.
• This report is divided broadly into two parts.
• the mountains which divide Europe from Asia
• the point where the river divides in two
• A low wall divides the patio from the rest of the garden.
• Britain is divided from the rest of Europe by the English Channel.
• First, divide the class into two groups.
• Jen divided up the rest of the cash.
• The city was divided into four sectors.
• The government is divided on the question of tax cuts.
• The landowners were divided from the mass of poor peasants who lived in the surrounding area.
• The story is about a father who divides his property among his sons.
• They divide their time between New York and their ranch in New Mexico.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they divide
• he / she / it divides
• past simple divided
• past participle divided
• -ing form dividing

Word Origin

• Middle English (as a verb): from Latin dividere ‘force apart, remove’. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.