divorce
To legally dissolve a marriage between two peopleTo legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
» She won't agree to a divorce.
Sie wird einer Scheidung nicht zustimmen.
Она не согласится на развод.
Вона не погодиться на розлучення.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.
scheiden
разводи́тьrazvodítʹ, развести́razvestí
розлуча́тиrozlučáty, розлучи́тиrozlučýty
(transitive)To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.
Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful.
sich scheiden lassen
разводи́тьсяrazvodítʹsja, развести́сьrazvestísʹ
розлуча́тисяrozlučátysja, розлучи́тисяrozlučýtysja, розво́дитисяrozvódytysja
(intransitive)To obtain a legal divorce.
Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she retained the business.
sich scheiden lassen
разводи́тьсяrazvodítʹsja, развести́сьrazvestísʹ
(transitive)To separate something that was connected.
The radical group voted to divorce itself from the main faction and start an independent movement.
отделя́тьсяotdeljátʹsja, отдели́тьсяotdelítʹsja
- get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
- part; cease or break association with
Examples
1039 sentencesShe won't agree to a divorce.
Вона не погодиться на розлучення. — aandrusiak
ruОна не согласится на развод. — odexed
deSie wird einer Scheidung nicht zustimmen. — Tamy
I think she will divorce him.
Я думаю, вона з ним розлучиться. — deniko
ruЯ думаю, она с ним разведётся. — paul_lingvo
deIch glaube, sie wird sich von ihm scheiden lassen. — Esperantostern
I thought you wanted a divorce.
Я думав, що ти хочеш розлучитися. — deniko
ruЯ думал, что ты хочешь развестись. — marafon
deIch dachte, du wolltest dich scheiden lassen. — Tamy
Tom says he's getting a divorce.
Том каже, що у процесі розлучення. — deniko
Tom told Mary he wanted a divorce.
Том сказав Мері, що він хоче розлучитися. — deniko
ruТом сказал Мэри, что хочет развода. — odexed
deTom sagte Maria, dass er die Scheidung wollte. — Yorwba
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
Derived from Old French divorce, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvertere (“to turn aside”), fDerived from Old French divorce, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvertere (“to turn aside”), from dī- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.
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Forms
divorces, divorcing, divorced, divorcedSynonyms
6 synonyms- get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage:split up
- part; cease or break association with:disassociatedissociatedisunitedisjoint
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- got divorced
- parents got divorced
- getting a divorce
- to get divorced
- filed for divorce
- wanted a divorce
- are getting divorced
- a divorce lawyer
- for a divorce
- divorced her husband
- divorced three months
- divorce lawyer