LEARNit Dictionary
split
verb
/splɪt/
UK
/splɪt/
US
B2
OPAL
1
B2
to divide, or to make something divide, into two or more parts
تقسیم کردن, شکافتن, منشعب کردن, دو نیم کردن
see also
split somebody up
2
B2
to divide something into two or more parts and share it between different people, activities, etc.
تقسیم کردن, بخش کردن
She split the money she won with her brother.
The two men agreed to split the proceeds.
We share a house and split all the bills.
His time is split between the London and Paris offices.
see also
split something <-> up
3
B2
to divide, or to make a group of people divide, into smaller groups that have very different opinions
تقسیم کردن, اختلاف ایجاد کردن, انشقاق ایجاد کردن, دو دسته کردن
The committee split over government subsidies.
His candidacy split the Republican vote.
The sect split from the Mormon church more than a hundred years ago.
The party is deeply split on this issue.
The poll found the public evenly split on the issue.
The community was split down the middle on this.
4
B2
to tear, or to make something tear, along a straight line
شکافتن, پاره کردن, دریدن, دوقسمت کردن, چاک زدن
Her dress had split along the seam.
Don't tell me you've split another pair of pants!
The cushion split open and sent feathers everywhere.
He split the packet open and poured out a handful of peanuts.
5
to cut somebody’s skin and make it bleed
بریدن, شکاف دادن, چاک دادن, زخم کردن
She split her head open on the cupboard door.
She fell downstairs and split her head open.
How did you split your lip?
6
to leave somebody and stop having a relationship with them
ترک کردن, جدا شدن, قطع رابطه کردن
The singer split with his wife last June.
She intends to split from the band at the end of the tour.
see also
split up (with somebody)
7
to leave a place quickly
به سرعت ترک کردن, رفتن سریع, بیدرنگ خارج شدن
Let's split!
noun
/splɪt/
UK
/splɪt/
US
B2
1
B2
an argument or disagreement that divides a group of people or makes somebody separate from somebody else
اختلاف, انشقاق, دودستگی, تفرقه
2
B2
a long opening made when something tears
شکاف, چاک
A blockage in the artery caused the split.
There's a big split in the tent.
3
a division between two or more things; one of the parts that something is divided into
تقسیم, شکاف, بخش
He demanded a 50–50 split in the profits.
It's an even split; some love it, some hate it.
4
a position in which you stretch your legs flat across the floor in opposite directions with the rest of your body sitting straight up
شقزدن, حرکت اسپلیت
a gymnast
doing the splits