separated
pronunciation
How to pronounce separated in British English:
UK [ˈsepəreɪtɪd]
How to pronounce separated in American English:
US ['sepəreɪtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- being or feeling set or kept apart from others
- spaced apart
- not living together as man and wife
- separated at the joint
- no longer connected or joined
Word Origin
- separated (adj.)
- 1530s, past participle adjective from separate (v.). In reference to married couples deciding to live apart, from 1878.
Example
- 1. He has been separated from his mother ever since .
- 2. Reversing the ban will bring families together who were separated because of hiv .
- 3. Even those separated from their families , can build connections among new acquaintances .
- 4. They didn 't want to be separated in case of another major quake .
- 5. The debate is conflating two questions , which need to be separated .