divorced

CEFRB1

/dɪˈvɔː(ɹ)st/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    No longer married because a marriage has legally ended.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.

Examples

  • Once divorced from key questions of national culture and identity, comparative literature loses its way.

  • She divorced her good-for-nothing husband because she was disgusted with him.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Legally dissolved.

  2. Cut off, or separated.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of divorce

More examples

In context

  • Apparently they are getting divorced soon.

  • It is a sad fact that 43% of marriages are now divorced.

  • Mark's parents are divorced.

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