divide

Definition

  • verb: to separate (something) into two or more parts or pieces
  • verb: to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: continental divide, great divide

Examples

  • The author 'divides' literature into three categories. [=the author says that there are three categories of literature]

  • The teacher 'divided' the class (up) into four groups. = The teacher 'divided' (up) the class 'into' four groups.

  • Two 'divides evenly into' eight. [=eight can be divided into two an exact number of times with nothing left over]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I cut some stuff over the past few months... Maybe no...not over the past few months I'd love to see it sometime. You only have so much energy. to divide yourself between doing what it is you have to do and then doing what you love It's so important to prioritize. I can not even prioritize between (..)
    2013 Her