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- DictionaryDi·vide/dəˈvīd/
verb
- 1. separate or be separated into parts: "consumer magazines can be divided into a number of different categories"
- 2. disagree or cause to disagree: "the question had divided Frenchmen since the Revolution"
noun
- 1. a wide divergence between two groups, typically producing tension or hostility: "there was still a profound cultural divide between the parties"
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 meaning: 1. to (cause to) separate into parts or groups: 2. to share: 3. If something divides two areas…. Learn more.
DIVIDE definition: 1. to (cause to) separate into parts or groups: 2. to share: 3. If something divides two areas…. Learn more.
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.).
to separate into parts or groups, or to make something separate into parts or groups: We divided up into teams of six. Each school year is divided into two semesters. Fewer examples. Divide the class into four groups. The embryo starts to divide. The course was divided into four parts.
Definition of divide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you divide something among people or things, you separate it into several parts or quantities which you distribute to the people or things.
Anglais. Français. divide [sth] ⇒ vtr. (separate, classify) diviser ⇒, séparer ⇒, classer ⇒ vtr. The teacher asked the children to divide the animals according to what they ate. L'instituteur a demandé aux enfants de diviser les animaux en fonction de ce qu'ils mangeaient. divide [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep.
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.
a difference between two groups of people or two things that separates them from each other. He offered advice on bridging cultural divides. to straddle/cross a divide. The referendum revealed a deep urban-rural divide.
