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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•vide /dɪˈvaɪd/USA pronunciation v., -vid•ed, -vid•ing, n. v. - to (cause to) become separated into parts: [~ + object]I divided the class and took one section to the library and left the other to write an essay.[~ + object + into + object]I divided the class into groups and took one to the library.[no object]The group divided and headed off in different directions.[~ + into + object]The audience divided into groups.
- to deal out in parts;
distribute in shares:[~ + (up +) object + among/between + object]We divided (up) the pie among the five of us. - to separate and classify, arrange, or put in order:[~ + object]She divided the pencils by color.
- to separate in opinion or feeling;
cause to disagree:[~ + object]The issue divided the senators. - Mathematicsto separate (a number) into equal parts by division:
- [~ + number + into + number] to discover how many times one number is contained evenly in the second:Divide 5 into 50; you'll get 10.
- [~ + number + by + number] to discover how many times the first number contains the second number evenly:Divide 50 by 5; you'll get 10.
- Weights and Measures to mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, etc.):[~ + object]The ruler is divided into centimeters.
n. [countable] - a division:a divide in the road.
- Geologythe line or zone of higher ground between two adjacent streams or drainage areas:At the continental divide, rivers flow east and west.
di•vid•a•ble, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•vide (di vīd′),USA pronunciation v., -vid•ed, -vid•ing, n. v.t. - to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- to separate or part from something else;
sunder; cut off. - to deal out in parts;
distribute in shares; apportion. - to cleave;
part. - to separate in opinion or feeling;
cause to disagree:The issue divided the senators. - to distinguish the kinds of;
classify. - Mathematics
- to separate into equal parts by the process of mathematical division;
apply the mathematical process of division to:Eight divided by four is two. - to be a divisor of, without a remainder.
- Weights and Measuresto mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, thermometer, etc.).
- Government[Brit. Govt.]to separate (a legislature, assembly, etc.) into two groups in ascertaining the vote on a question.
v.i. - to become divided or separated.
- to share something with others.
- to diverge;
branch; fork:The road divides six miles from here. - Mathematicsto perform the mathematical process of division:He could add and subtract but hadn't learned to divide.
- Government[Brit. Govt.]to vote by separating into two groups.
n. - a division:a divide in the road.
- Geography[Physical Geog.]the line or zone of higher ground between two adjacent streams or drainage basins.
- [Archaic.]the act of dividing.
- Latin dīvidere to separate, divide
- Anglo-French divider)
- Middle English (1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See separate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sever, shear.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged partition, portion.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged alienate, estrange.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sort, arrange, distribute.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unite.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ vb - to separate or be separated into parts or groups; split up; part
- to share or be shared out in parts; distribute
- to diverge or cause to diverge in opinion or aim
- (transitive) to keep apart or be a boundary between
- (intransitive) (in Parliament and similar legislatures) to vote by separating into two groups
- to categorize; classify
- to calculate the quotient of (one number or quantity) and (another number or quantity) by division
- (intransitive) to diverge: the roads divide
- (transitive) to mark increments of (length, angle, etc) as by use of an engraving machine
n - chiefly US Canadian an area of relatively high ground separating drainage basins; watershed
- a division; split
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin dīvidere to force apart, from di-² + vid- separate, from the source of viduus bereaved, vidua widow |