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Definition of separate adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Separate is an adjective that means to be apart or divided from something else. For example, “The two rooms are separate from each other.”. Separately, on the other hand, is an adverb that means to do something individually or distinctly. For example, “The dishes were washed separately.”.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English separate sep‧a‧rate 1 / ˈsep ə rət / S2 W2 adjective [no comparative] 1 DIFFERENT different Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat. My wife and I have separate bank accounts. 2 not related to or not affected by something else That’s a separate issue.
B1. not joined or touching anything else: a separate compartment. I try to keep meat separate from other food. separate adjective (NOT AFFECTING) B2. not affecting or related to each other: I've asked him to turn his music down on three separate occasions. I have my professional life and my private life and I try to keep them separate.
separate, detached, divided, parted, removed, apart, disconnected, split, disjointed, disunited, distinct, partitioned, distant, severed, sundered, disassociated, divergent, scattered, unconnected, distributed, abstracted, apportioned, disembodied, divorced, marked, unglued, broken up, cut apart, put asunder, split up, dispersed, spaced, spaced ...
separate adjective & noun. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word separate mean? There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word separate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
separate. [ verb sep- uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it ] See synonyms for separate on Thesaurus.com. verb (used with object), sep·a·rat·ed, sep·a·rat·ing. to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence. to put, bring, or force apart; part: to separate two fighting boys.
