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adjective
- 1. forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself: "this raises two separate issues" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. cause to move or be apart: "both owners were trying to separate the dogs" Similar Opposite
- 2. divide into constituent or distinct elements: "the processed milk had separated into curds and whey" Similar Opposite
plural
- 1. individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.
- 2. the self-contained, free-standing components of a sound-reproduction system.
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SEPARATE definition: 1. existing or happening independently or in a different physical space: 2. to (cause to) divide…. Learn more.
The meaning of SEPARATE is to set or keep apart : disconnect, sever. How to use separate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Separate.
To separate is to remove from each other things previously associated: to separate a mother from her children. To divide is to split or break up carefully according to measurement, rule, or plan: to divide a cake into equal parts.
[usually before noun] different; not connected. a separate incident/issue. The companies now exist as two separate entities. separate from something I try to keep my private life separate from my work. This is a completely separate matter. It happened on three separate occasions. Their ultimate political goal is the creation of a separate state.
Separate definition: to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space. See examples of SEPARATE used in a sentence.
1. To come apart; become detached: The lining has separated from the inside of the coat. 2. To withdraw or break away: The state threatened to separate from the Union. 3. To part company; go away from each other; disperse: The friends separated at the end of the school year. 4.
Definition of separate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SEPARATE definition: 1. not joined or touching anything else: 2. not affecting or related to each other: 3. different: . Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English separate sep‧a‧rate 1 / ˈsep ə rət / S2 W2 adjective [no comparative] 1 DIFFERENT different Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat. My wife and I have separate bank accounts. 2 not related to or not affected by something else That’s a separate issue.
Things that are separate are kept apart from other things. A married couple heading for divorce might eat breakfast at separate tables. You can use the adjective separate to describe something that is thought of as different or not related to other things.
