Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

    Separate the articles from the headings.

    separate into parts or portions

  2. (transitive)To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.

    trennen, scheiden, separieren

    отделя́тьotdeljátʹ, отдели́тьotdelítʹ

    відділя́тиviddiljáty, відділи́тиviddilýty, відокре́млюватиvidokrémljuvaty

  3. (transitive)To cause (things or people) to be separate.

    If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.

    separieren, unterscheiden, absondern

    разделя́тьrazdeljátʹ, разъединя́тьrazʺjedinjátʹ, разлуча́тьrazlučátʹ

    розділя́тиrozdiljáty

  4. (intransitive)To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.

    The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.

    sich trennen, auseinanderfallen

    разделя́тьсяrazdeljátʹsja

    розділя́тисяrozdiljátysja, відділя́тисяviddiljátysja, відокре́млюватисяvidokrémljuvatysja

    divide into components or constituents

  5. (obsolete)To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.

Examples

523 sentences
  1. We must separate politics from religion.

    Ми повинні відокремлювати політику від релігії.

    ruМы должны отделять политику от религии.

    deWir müssen Politik und Religion trennen.

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  2. Our teacher separated us into two groups.

    Вчитель розділив нас на дві групи.

    ruНаш учитель поделил нас на две группы.

    deUnser Lehrer teilte uns in zwei Gruppen ein.

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  3. Do you two have separate bank accounts?

    У тебе є два окремих банківських рахунки?

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  4. The two towns are separated by a river.

    Два мiста роздiленi рiчкою.

    ruДва города разделены рекой.

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  5. He didn't like being separated from his family.

    Він не хотів розлучатися з родиною.

    deEr wollte sich nicht von seiner Familie trennen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to disunite, disconnect:
to cause to be separate:
to divide itself:
Русский
By meaning 3
to disunite, disconnect:
to cause to be separate:
to divide itself:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to disunite, disconnect:
to cause to be separate:
to divide itself:

Origin

From Middle English separaten (“to separate”), from separat (“separated”) + -en, from Lati

From Middle English separaten (“to separate”), from separat (“separated”) + -en, from Latin sēparātus, perfect passive participle of sēparō (“to separate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from sē- (“apart”) + parō (“prepare”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). Displaced Middle English scheden, from Old English scēadan (whence English shed).

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Forms

separates, separating, separated, separated
Base formseparate · to separate
3rd person singularseparates
Present participleseparating
Past simpleseparated
Past participleseparated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyseparate
he, she, itseparates

Past simpleLesson

all personsseparated

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill separate

Synonyms

62 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

20 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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