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divide

US /dɪˈvaɪd/

verb Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

separate into parts or portions

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

We will divide the work equally among the five team members.

Word Family

NounNoun
divide gốc division divider
VerbVerb
divide gốc
AdjectiveAdj
divisible divisional
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • splitextending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
  • separatea separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

Collocations

  • Easy divide the cake equally
    to divide the cake equally, meaning to separate into parts or portions
  • Medium divide tasks among team members
    to divide tasks among team members, meaning to separate into parts or portions
  • Hard ideological issues that deeply divide voters
    describing ideological issues that deeply divide voters (of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)
  • Very Hard bridge the deep economic divide
    to bridge the deep economic divide, meaning to connect or reduce the distance between

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