English Dictionary
Definition divorce in British English
divorce
verb
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/dɪˈvɔː(r)s/
1
to take legal action to end your marriage. If two people agree to stop living together, but do not legally end their marriage, they separate
Example
She still refuses to divorce him.
2
to completely separate one thing from another so that they are not connected in any way
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