Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.

    A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

    scheiden

    разводи́тьrazvodítʹ, развести́razvestí

    розлуча́тиrozlučáty, розлучи́тиrozlučýty

  2. (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

  3. (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

  4. (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

More definitions
  • get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
  • part; cease or break association with

Examples

1039 sentences
  1. She 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Tom says he's getting a divorce.

    Том каже, що у процесі розлучення. — deniko

  5. 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 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
legally dissolve a marriage:
end one's own marriage:
Русский
By meaning 3
legally dissolve a marriage:
end one's own marriage:
separate something that was connected:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
legally dissolve a marriage:
end one's own marriage:

Origin

Derived from Old French divorce, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvertere (“to turn aside”), f

Derived 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, divorced
Base formdivorce · to divorce
3rd person singulardivorces
Present participledivorcing
Past simpledivorced
Past participledivorced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydivorce
he, she, itdivorces

Past simpleLesson

all personsdivorced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave divorced
he, she, ithas divorced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill divorce

Synonyms

6 synonyms
to separate something that was connected:separateB2disassociatedisjointdissociatedisunite
to legally dissolve a marriage:split up
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
divorce — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto