split up
Cease to be together, break apart from the groupCease to be together, break apart from the group.
» Tom and Mary have split up.
Том и Мэри расстались.
Том і Мері розсталися.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)Cease to be together, break apart from the group.
After she left to go travelling, my girlfriend and I split up.
The soldiers split up into smaller squadrons to search the building.
(transitive)Separate, disassociate, cause to come apart.
The brothers never behaved in class when they were together, so we had to split them up for the exam.
- get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- separate into parts or portions
Examples
94 sentencesTom and Mary have split up.
Том і Мері розсталися.
ruТом и Мэри расстались.
Tom and I have split up.
Ми маємо розстатися з Томом.
They split up after a year of marriage.
Вони розійшлися через рік після весілля.
ruОни развелись через год после свадьбы.
Tom split up with Mary.
Том розійшовся з Мері.
ruТом расстался с Мэри.
deTom hat sich von Mary getrennt.
Let's split up into groups.
Давайте розділимося на групи.
ruДавайте разделимся на группы.
Translations
3 languagesForms
splits up, splitting up, split up, split upPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
11 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb