English
Etymology
From L. term|separatus, perfect passive participle of term|separare|lang=la||separate, from term|sepire, term|saepire||enclose, hedge in.
Pronunciation
sense|Adjective and noun
- AHD|sÄ'pÉrÉt, IPA|/ËsÉpÉrÉt/, SAMPA|/"sEp@r@t/
- audio|en-us-separate-adj.ogg|Audio (US), adjective
sense|Verbs
- AHD|sÄ'pÉrÄt, IPA|/ËsÉpÉreɪt/, SAMPA|/"sEp@reIt/
- audio|en-us-separate-verb.ogg|Audio (US), verb
Adjective
en-adj|-
- apart|Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
#: This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
- context|followed by âfromâ Not together (with); not united (to).
#: I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
Translations
trans-top|apart from; not connected to
Afrikaans: geskeide, aparte, afgesonderde
Arabic: ARchar|Ù
ÙÙص٠IPAchar|(munfáÊel)
Chinese: åé, åå¼ (fÄnkÄi)
Dutch: afzonderlijk, gescheiden, afgezonderd, afgezonderde
Finnish: erillinen, eri, irtonainen
French: séparé m, séparée f
German: einzeln, getrennt, separat
Hungarian: külön, különálló
Icelandic: aðkilinn
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Italian: t+|it|separato|m, t+|it|separata|f
Japanese: åãã (ãããã, wakareta)
Korean: ê°ê°ì (gaegaeui)
Portuguese: t+|pt|separado
Russian: оÑделÑнÑй (otdélânyj)
Spanish: t-|es|separado
Swedish: avskild
Telugu: విడి (viDi)
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trans-top|followed by "from": not together with
Afrikaans: geskei van, apart van, afgesonder van
Dutch: gescheiden van
Finnish: erillinen, erillään (adverb)
French: séparé m, séparée f
trans-mid
German: getrennt, separat
Italian: t+|it|separato|m, t+|it|separata|f
Korean: ë³ê°ì (byoelgaeui)
Spanish: t-|es|separado
Telugu: విడి (viDi)
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Verb
en-verb|separat|ing
- transitive To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
#: Separate the articles from the headings.
- transitive To cause (things or people) to be separate.
#: If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.
- intransitive To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
#: The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.
Translations
trans-top|divide (a thing) into separate parts
Afrikaans: skei, deel, verdeel
Arabic: ARchar|Ùص٠IPAchar|(fáÊala)
Chinese: åé¢, å离 (fÄnlÃ)
Czech: oddÄlit
Danish: adskille
Dutch: t+|nl|scheiden
Finnish: t+|fi|erottaa, t+|fi|irrottaa
French: t+|fr|séparer
German: separieren, teilen, trennen
Hungarian: elválaszta, elkülönÃte
Italian: t+|it|separare
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Japanese: åãã (ãããã, wakareru)
Korean: ë¶ë¦¬íë¤ (bullihada)
Old English: t-|ang|todælan|alttÅdÇ£lan|xsOld English
Portuguese: t+|pt|separar
Russian: оÑделÑÑÑ (otdeljátâ)
Spanish: t-|es|separar
Swedish: avskilja
Telugu: à°µà±à°°à± à°à±à°¯à± (vaeru chaeyu)
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trans-top|cause (things or people) to be separate
Afrikaans: skei, verdeel
Danish: adskille
Dutch: t+|nl|scheiden
Finnish: erottaa (toinen|toisistaan)
trans-mid
German: separieren
Old English: t-|ang|todælan|alttÅdÇ£lan|xsOld English
Spanish: t-|es|separar
Telugu: à°µà±à°°à± à°à±à°¯à± (vaeru chaeyu)
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trans-top|divide itself into separate pieces or substances
Afrikaans: skei
Dutch: scheiden, zich verdelen
Finnish: erottua, irrota (of pieces)
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German: sich trennen, auseinanderfallen
Korean: ë¶ë¦¬ëë¤ (bullidoeda)
Spanish: t-|es|separar|alt=separarse
Telugu: విడిపà±à°µà± (viDipOvu)
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Noun
en-noun
- usually|in plural Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.
Usage notes
The spelling is term|separate. *term||Seperate is a common misspelling.
Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English ergative verbs
Category:English heteronyms
Italian
Verb form
separate
- second-person plural indicative present of separare#Italian|separare
- second-person plural imperative of separare
Category:Italian verb forms
ang:separate
ar:separate
de:separate
et:separate
es:separate
fr:separate
io:separate
it:separate
hu:separate
pl:separate
ru:separate
simple:separate
fi:separate
ta:separate
te:separate
vi:separate
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