separated

1. 1
   adjective

   Kept apart so that two or more things do not touch or join.

   Like two magnets pulled apart so they no longer stick together.

   The separated pieces of the puzzle lay scattered across the table.

   After the crash, the two train cars stayed separated on the track.

   Similardetached, disconnected, divided, apart, isolated

   Oppositeconnected, attached, combined

2. 2
   adjective

   No longer living together as a married couple, but not yet divorced.

   Like two people who stop living together but are still married on paper.

   My parents have been separated for two years now.

   She is separated from her husband but still wears the ring.

   Similarestranged

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3. 3
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of separate. Use this form when talking about something that already happened.

   She separated the eggs before mixing the batter.

   We separated the recycling into three bins.

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