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divorced

USdi-VORST/dɪˈvɔɹst/di-VAWST/dɪˈvɔːst/

4 meanings of divorced

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  1. 1
    adjective
    No longer married because the marriage was legally ended.

    After ten years together, they are now divorced.

    My aunt is divorced and raising two kids on her own.

    Oppositemarried

  2. 2
    adjective
    Ended officially by a court, as a marriage.

    Their divorced marriage meant they no longer shared a home.

    Once divorced, the marriage could not be brought back.

    Similardissolved

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Cut off or kept apart from something else.

    Like an island cut off from the land around it.

    His ideas are completely divorced from real life.

    The new rules feel divorced from what workers actually need.

    Similardetached, disconnected, removed, separated, isolated

    Oppositeconnected, linked, attached

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  4. 4
    verb
    Simple past tense and past participle of divorce. Use this form when the action already happened.

    They divorced after fifteen years together.

    She divorced him when the children were grown.

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divorced is a form of divorce

divorce, verb: To officially end your marriage to your husband or wife. Full entry

Forms
divorcedivorces he/she/itdivorcing -ing formdivorced past tense, past participle
Spelling
divorce → divorced: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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