English

Etymology
From Latin dividere, to divide

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-divide.ogg|Audio (US)

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|divid|ing

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

#:How shall we divide this pie?

1. arithmetic For a given number (the dividend), to calculate the number (the quotient) by which a second multiply a second number (the divisor) by to produce the dividend.

#: If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2.

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

Translations
trans-top|split or separate into two or more parts
Czech: d�lit
Dutch: verdelen
Estonian: jagama
Finnish: jakaa
French: diviser
German: aufteilen, teilen
Hebrew: ���ק (lekhaleq), �פצ� (lefatzel)
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Italian: dividere
Japanese: ����
Korean: ��� nanuda
Telugu: విభ�ి��� (vibhajiMchu)
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trans-top|share by dividing
Czech: d�lit
Dutch: delen
Estonian: jagama
Finnish: jakaa
French: partager
German: teilen
Hebrew: ���ק (lekhaleq)
trans-mid
Italian: dividere
Korean: ��� nanuda
Telugu: ప�����న� (paMchukonu)
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trans-top|calculate quotient
Czech: d�lit
Estonian: jagama
Finnish: jakaa
French: diviser (by par)
German: dividieren, teilen
Hebrew: ���ק (lekhaleq)
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Italian: dividere (by per)
Japanese: �� (��)
Korean: ��� nanuda
Telugu: భా�ి��� (bhaagiMchu)
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Intransitive verb
en-verb|divid|ing

1. To separate into two or more parts.
2. biology Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
3. arithmetic To be a factor of.

#:3 divides 6.

Synonyms
(separate into two or more parts) separate, shear, split, split up

Translations
trans-top|separate into two or more parts
Finnish: jakautua
French: se diviser
trans-mid
Italian: dividersi
Korean: ���� nanuida; ��� nanwida
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trans-top|of a cell
Finnish: jakautua
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French: se diviser
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trans-top|be a factor of
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Noun
en-noun

1. A thing that divides.

#: Stay on your side of the divide, please.

1. An act of dividing.

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

1. A distancing between two people or things.

#: There is a great divide between us.

Related terms
dividend
division
divisor

See also
quotient

Italian

Verb form
divide

1. third-person singular indicative present of dividere

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