LEARNit Dictionary

divide

verb
B1
OPAL
OPAL
1
B1
to separate into parts; to make something separate into parts
تقسیم کردن, جدا کردن
synonym split up
2
B1
to separate something into parts and give a share to each of a number of different people, etc.
تقسیم کردن, بخش کردن, سهم کردن
They could not agree on how to divide the land.
Jack divided up the rest of the cash.
We divided the work between us.
Profits were divided up among the staff.
The money was divided equally among his sons.
synonym share(3)
3
B1
to use different parts of your time, energy, etc. for different activities, etc.
تقسیم کردن
As working parents we think carefully about how we divide our time.
He divides his energies between politics and business.
4
B1
to separate into two or more parts that lead in different directions
تقسیم کردن, جدا کردن, دو شاخه کردن
Where the path divides, keep right.
The river divides into several channels.
5
to separate two people or things
جدا کردن
Can it ever be right to divide a mother from her child?
The landowners were divided from the mass of poor peasants who lived in the surrounding area.
6
to be the real or imaginary line or barrier that separates two people or things
جدایی انداختن, مرزبندی کردن, فاصله انداختن
A fence divides off the western side of the grounds.
The English Channel divides England from France.
synonym separate
7
B1
to find out how many times one number is contained in another
تقسیم کردن
30 divided by 6 is 5 .
It's easy to divide by ten.
The children are learning how to multiply and divide.
8
to be able to be multiplied to give another number
تقسیم‌پذیر بودن, قابل تقسیم شدن
5 divides into 30 6 times.
9
B2
to make people disagree
اختلاف انداختن, تفرقه انداختن
to divide the nation/country
This issue has bitterly divided the community.
The building divides opinion.
The party is deeply divided on this question.
to be evenly/sharply divided over the issue
synonym split(3)
10
to disagree
اختلاف داشتن, اختلاف پیدا کردن, تفرقه افکندن, تفرقه ایجاد کردن
Communities frequently divided along religious lines.
noun
B2
1
B2
a difference between two groups of people or two things that separates them from each other
شکاف, اختلاف
see also digital divide, North-South Divide
2
a line of high land that separates two systems of rivers
خط تقسیم رودخانه, خط الراس
synonym watershed