divorced
USdi-VORST/dɪˈvɔɹst/di-VAWST/dɪˈvɔːst/
- 1No 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
- 2Ended 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
- 4Simple 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
- Spelling
- divorce → divorced: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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