divorceddi‧vorced /dəˈvɔːst $ -ɔːrst/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective 
Are you married, single, or divorced? a divorced womandivorced from Anne is divorced from Simon’s father. My parents are getting divorced.► see thesaurus at married2separate from and not connected in any way to an idea, subject etcdivorced from His ideas are completely divorced from reality.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- divorced women
- At twenty-five Maria is now divorced, and lives with her three children.
- He's living with a divorced woman and her two children.
- More than 80% of divorced men, and 75% of divorced women, go on to remarry.
- Sue's parents are divorced.
- They got divorced only three years after they got married.
- Yes, she used to be married, but she's been divorced since last year.
- After one year Charles suddenly divorced Desiderata on the grounds that she was barren and weak.
- By contrast, only 20% of divorced parents with children succeeded in stopping smoking.
- During the few minutes they chatted, apart from mentioning he was divorced, he did not bring up Liza's name.
- He's divorced and doesn't seem to have a job or much money.
- Last week, I received a touching postcard from a recently divorced friend in Bonn thanking me for a letter.
- The Bishop takes an old-fashioned high church view on divorced clergy.
- The same holds for divorced men.
- We are getting divorced, after the first flush of twenties marriages.
THESAURUS
having a husband or wife: · How long have you been married?· a married couple
not married: · Chris is 45 and still single.· single mothers
having formally agreed to marry someone in the future: · Jane and Pete have just got engaged.· engaged couples
to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married: · More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married.
no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: · I think Joan and Brian are separated now.
no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage: · My parents got divorced when I was 10.· divorced men
no longer married because your husband or wife has died: · He’s a widowed father of two.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is divorced someone who is divorced has officially ended their marriage: · Sue's parents are divorced.· At twenty-five Maria is now divorced, and lives with her three children.· More than 80% of divorced men, and 75% of divorced women, go on to remarry.get divorced: · They got divorced only three years after they got married.
a woman who is legally no longer married to her former husband: · Pam is a divorcee who has to bring her baby daughter up on her own.· Most of the people on the holiday seemed to be divorcees.
if a husband and wife are separated , they do not live with each other, because they are not happy together any more, but they are not divorced: · David and I have been separated for the last six months, but we're not legally divorced yet.· I didn't know Linda and Mike were separated.separated from: · Victoria's separated from her husband and caring for her children alone.
also ex spoken informal the man or woman that someone was once married to: · I had a letter from my ex-wife yesterday.· Women who are attacked by their husbands or ex-husbands often fail to report them to the police.· My ex and I haven't spoken in years.
to get divorced to legally end your marriage: · My parents got divorced last year.· Before getting divorced, you should think carefully about the effect it will have on the children.
if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage: · Finally, after years of unhappy marriage, Eva divorced Stanley.· He kept promising her that he would divorce his wife, but he never actually did it.· Petra's parents divorced when she was about seven years old.
the legal process of ending a marriage: · I've only seen my ex-wife once since the divorce.· Gwen has just been through a bitter divorce.get a divorce: · It's much too easy to get a divorce nowadays.ask (somebody) for a divorce: · Caroline's husband asked her for a divorce and she agreed.end in divorce: · A third of all marriages in Britain end in divorce.divorce rate (=the number of divorces each year): · The divorce rate has risen steadily since the 1950s.
if a husband and wife separate , they no longer live together, usually because they intend to get divorced: · Linda and George have only been married for a year and they're already thinking of separating.· Anne and I separated for three months, but we are now together again.
informal if two people split up , they end their marriage or they stop having a romantic relationship: · They're always arguing but I don't think they'll ever split up.split up with: · Have you heard? Katie's splitting up with Andrew!
not married any more someone who is divorced has officially ended their marriage: · He's living with a divorced woman and her two children.· Yes, she used to be married, but she's been divorced since last year.get divorced (=officially end your marriage): · They got divorced only three years after they got married.
the man or woman that you used to be married to before getting divorced: · His ex-wife never lets him see the children.
if a husband and wife are separated , they do not live with each other, because they are not happy together any more, but they are not divorced: · We're not divorced, but we've been separated for six months.
a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again: · Mr Jarvis died yesterday, leaving a widow and four children.· Mourners at the funeral included Paul's widow, Sarah Jones.
a man whose wife has died and who has not married again: · Mr Wright, a widower with one son and two grandchildren, made his first parachute jump yesterday.
if someone is widowed , their wife or husband has died and they have not married again: · Joyce had come to Tucson to live with a recently widowed aunt.
WORD SETSbaby, nounbarrier method, nounbetrothal, nounboy, nounBr., branch, nouncontraception, nouncousin, noundescendant, noundescent, noundistant, adjectivedivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedivorcée, noundomestic, adjectivedowry, noundynasty, nounex, nounextended family, nounfamilial, adjectivefamily man, nounfamily planning, nounfamily tree, nounfather, nounfather-in-law, nounfiancé, nounfiancée, nounfilial, adjectivefirst cousin, noungodchild, noungoddaughter, noungrandad, noungrandaddy, noungrandchild, noungranddad, noungranddaddy, noungranddaughter, noungrandfather, noungrandma, noungrandmother, noungrandpa, noungrandparent, noungrandson, noungranny, nounhalf-brother, nounhalf-sister, nounhereditary, adjectivehouse husband, nounin-laws, nounintermarry, verbmaiden aunt, nounmaid of honour, nounmam, nounmama, nounmamma, nounmammy, nounman, nounmarital, adjectivematrimony, nounmiscegenation, nounmixed marriage, nounmonogamy, nounnuclear family, nounoedipal, adjectiveOedipus complex, nounone-parent family, nounparent, nounparentage, nounparental, adjectiveparenthood, nounparenting, nounpaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatriarch, nounpatriarchy, nounpedigree, nounpolygamy, nounpropinquity, nounproposal, nounrelative, nounscion, nounseparate, verbseparated, adjectiveseparation, nounsibling, nounsingle parent, nounsister, nounsister-in-law, nounstepbrother, nounstepchild, nounstepdaughter, nounstepfather, nounstepmother, nounstepsister, nounstepson, noununcle, noununion, noununmarried, adjectiveupbringing, nounwedding, nounwedlock, nounwhite wedding, nounwidow, nounwidower, nounwidowhood, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY My parents are getting divorced. His ideas are completely divorced from reality.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
My parents are getting divorced. His ideas are completely divorced from reality. (=not connected in any way to what is really happening)· His ideas are completely divorced from reality.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· It's too easy, as a divorced man living away from your children, to buy into self-pity.· The same holds for divorced men.· In addition many divorced men re-marry and have second families.· Generally speaking, a widower or divorced man was three times as likely to remarry as his female counterpart throughout the period.· Slightly more divorced men, 37,000, marry single women.· I even joined a group for divorced men but in the end I left because it fed my negativity instead of alleviating it.
· Allred said she had been retained by the divorced parents of the boy to represent his interests.· It is understood the girl's divorced parents have reconciled.· By contrast, only 20% of divorced parents with children succeeded in stopping smoking.· Sometimes divorced parents will jointly host their daughter's wedding.· Her divorced parents have undergone a reconciliation.
· There were also changes in the numbers and age distribution of widowed and divorced women.· The bulk of this increase comes from families headed by a lone woman and, most often, a divorced woman.· This is due inpart to rising divorce rates, but also because remarriage rates among divorced women have fallen in recent years.
WORD FAMILYnoundivorcédivorceeadjectivedivorcedverbdivorce
1no longer married to your wife or husband: Are you married, single, or divorced? a divorced womandivorced from Anne is divorced from Simon’s father. My parents are getting divorced.► see thesaurus at married2separate from and not connected in any way to an idea, subject etcdivorced from His ideas are completely divorced from reality.