Meaning
6 senses(not comparable)Divided.
Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan.
gespalten
having been divided; having the unity destroyed
(not comparable)Having the middle object (group, module, etc.) equal to the direct sum of the others.
(not comparable)Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
(not comparable, usually)Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.
(historical, not comparable)Given in sixteenths rather than eighths.
10+³⁄₁₆ is a split quotation.
(London, not comparable)Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
Examples
368 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.
Let's split the cost.
Давай розділимо витрати.
Tom split up with Mary.
Том розійшовся з Мері.
ruТом расстался с Мэри.
deTom hat sich von Mary getrennt.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Attested since about 1567, from Middle Dutch splitten (“to split”) and/or Middle Low GermaAttested since about 1567, from Middle Dutch splitten (“to split”) and/or Middle Low German splitten (“to split”), both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *splittjan, an intensive form of Proto-West Germanic *splītan (“to split”), from Proto-Germanic *splītaną (whence Danish splitte, Low German splieten, German spleißen), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”).
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- having been divided; having the unity destroyed:disconnecteddisunitedfragmented
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsCollocations
7 patterns- split the bill
- let's split
- have split up
- let's split the
- split up into
- split a bottle
- had to split