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- Dictionarydivide/dɪˈvʌɪd/
verb
- 1. separate or be separated into parts: "consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories" Similar Opposite
- 2. disagree or cause to disagree: "the question had divided Frenchmen since the Revolution"
noun
- 1. a difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension: "there was still a profound cultural divide between the parties"
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The meaning of DIVIDE is to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups. How to use divide in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Divide.
DIVIDE definition: 1. to (cause to) separate into parts or groups: 2. to share: 3. If something divides two areas…. Learn more.
DIVIDE meaning: 1. to (cause to) separate into parts or groups: 2. to share: 3. If something divides two areas…. Learn more.
11 meanings: 1. to separate or be separated into parts or groups; split up; part 2. to share or be shared out in parts;.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of divide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you divide something, you separate it into different parts. A pizza maker may divide a ball of dough into two parts to make two pies, or you might even divide a stick of gum in half to share it with a friend.
1. a. To separate into parts, sections, groups, or branches: divided the students into four groups. See Synonyms at separate. b. To form a border or barrier between: A mountain chain divides France and Spain. c. To sector into units of measurement; graduate: The ruler was divided into metric units. d.
to separate something into parts and give a part to each person in a group: The prize money will be divided equally among the winners. divide verb (PLACE) B2. to separate a place into two areas: An ancient wall divides the city. divide verb (NUMBERS) to calculate how many times a number can go into another number: 12 divided by 6 equals 2.
Definitions of 'divide' 1. When people or things are divided or divide into smaller groups or parts, they become separated into smaller parts. [...] 2. If you divide something among people or things, you separate it into several parts or quantities which you distribute to the people or things. [...] 3.
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. to mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, thermometer, etc.).
