# divorced

Pronunciation: US say "di-VORST" /dɪˈvɔɹst/; UK say "di-VAWST" /dɪˈvɔːst/

## Adjective

1. No longer married, having had one's marriage formally dissolved in law.
   - Simple: No longer married because the marriage was legally ended.
   - _As a divorced father, he sees his children every other weekend._
   - _She has been divorced for three years and is in no hurry to remarry._
2. Brought to a formal legal end, as a marriage or union dissolved by a court.
   - Simple: Ended officially by a court, as a marriage.
   - _The divorced marriage was dissolved by court order in the spring._
   - _Their legally divorced partnership released both parties from earlier vows._
3. Separated or cut off from something, as if no longer connected to it.
   - Simple: Cut off or kept apart from something else.
   - _The proposal seemed entirely divorced from economic reality._
   - _Her later paintings became divorced from any recognizable subject._

## Verb

4. Simple past tense and past participle of divorce. — simple past and past participle of divorce
   - Simple: Simple past tense and past participle of divorce. Use this form when the action already happened.
   - _The couple divorced quietly, avoiding any public attention._
   - _He had divorced his first wife long before they met._

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