divide

English

Etymology

From Latin dīvidō (“divide”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

divide (third-person singular simple present divides, present participle dividing, simple past and past participle divided)

1. (transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
2. (transitive) To share (something) by dividing it.

   How shall we divide this pie?

3. (transitive, arithmetic) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).

   If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2.

4. (intransitive) To separate into two or more parts.
5. (intransitive) (biology) Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.

Synonyms

• (split or separate into two or more parts): cut up, partition, separate, split, split up
• (share by dividing): divi up, divide up, share, share out
• (separate into two or more parts): separate, shear, split, split up

Related terms

• dividend
• division
• divisor
• ÷

See also

• quotient

Translations

split or separate into two or more parts

Arabic: قسم (ar) (qassama) Armenian: բաժանել (hy) (bažanel), կիսել (hy) (kisel) Bulgarian: разделям (bg) Chinese: 分 (cmn) (fēn), 分裂 (cmn) (fēnliè), 隔 (cmn) (gé) Czech: dělit (cs) Dutch: verdelen (nl) Estonian: jagama Finnish: jakaa (fi) French: diviser (fr) German: aufteilen, teilen Hebrew: חילק (he) (khilék), פיצל (he) (pitzél) Hungarian: oszt (hu), feloszt (hu)

Italian: dividere (it) Japanese: 分割する (ja) (bunkatsu-suru), 分ける (ja) (wakeru) Korean: 나누다 nanuda Romanian: despărți (ro), divide (ro), diviza (ro) Russian: делить (ru) (delít'), разделять (ru) (razdelját') Slovak: rozdeliť (sk), deliť (sk) Spanish: desunir (es) Swahili: gawa (sw) Swedish: dela (sv) Telugu: విభజించు (vibhajiMchu) !Xóõ: khàla

share by dividing

Armenian: բաժանել (hy) (bažanel), կիսել (hy) (kisel) Bulgarian: разделям (bg) Czech: dělit (cs) Dutch: delen (nl) Estonian: jagama Finnish: jakaa (fi) French: partager (fr)

German: teilen (de) Hebrew: חילק (he) (khilék) Italian: dividere (it) Korean: 나누다 nanuda Romanian: divide (ro) Swahili: gawa (sw) Telugu: పంచుకొను (paMchukonu)

calculate quotient

Arabic: قسم (ar) (qassama) Armenian: բաժանել (hy) (bažanel) Bulgarian: деля (bg) Chinese: 除 (cmn) (chú) Czech: dělit (cs) Estonian: jagama Finnish: jakaa (fi) French: diviser (by par) German: dividieren (de), teilen (de)

Hebrew: חילק (he) (khilék) Italian: dividere (by per) Japanese: 割る (ja) (waru) Korean: 나누다 nanuda Norwegian: dele (no), delt på (no) Romanian: diviza (ro) Russian: делить (ru) (delít'), разделить (ru) (razdelít') Swahili: gawa (sw) Telugu: భాగించు (bhaagiMchu)

separate into two or more parts

Bulgarian: разделям (bg) Finnish: jakautua (fi), jakaantua (fi) French: se diviser Italian: dividersi (it)

Korean: 나누이다 nanuida; 나뉘다 nanwida Romanian: se diviza (ro) Spanish: desunir (es) Swahili: gawa (sw)

of a cell

Bulgarian: деля се (bg) Finnish: jakautua (fi) French: se diviser

Romanian: se diviza (ro) Swahili: gawa (sw)

Noun

divide (plural divides)

1. A thing that divides.

   Stay on your side of the divide, please.

2. An act of dividing.

   The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.

3. A distancing between two people or things.

   There is a great divide between us.

4. (geography) A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.

   If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first.

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Italian

Verb

divide

1. third-person singular present indicative of dividere

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Latin

Verb

dīvide

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dīvidō

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Portuguese

Verb

divide (infinitive: dividir)

1. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of verb dividir.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of verb dividir.

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Spanish

Verb

divide (infinitive dividir)

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of dividir.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of dividir.