divide
/dɪˈvaɪd/verb
उच्चारण डिवाइड
बाँटना, विभाजित करना; बँटना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (up) (into sth)
to separate, or make something separate, into parts
बाँटना, विभाजित करना; बँटना
- Divide the class into four groups.
- The river divides into two branches here.
- The teacher divided the chart paper into six equal squares.
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- The road divides near the temple.
- Divide the sentence into two clauses.
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[T] ~ sth (up/out) (between/among sb)
to share something between people
(आपस में) बाँटना, हिस्से करना
- The land was divided among the three sons.
- They divided the profit between them.
- She divided the sweets equally among the children.
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- They divided the work between the two of them.
- The money was divided between the two schools.
Synonyms share distribute allocate
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[T] ~ sb
to make people disagree
(लोगों में) फूट डालना, मतभेद पैदा करना
- The issue has divided the village.
- The proposal divided the committee.
- The new fee plan has divided the parents.
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- Opinion is divided on the matter.
- Politics can divide families at the dinner table.
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[T] ~ sth by sth maths
to find how many times one number is contained in another
भाग देना
- Divide 20 by 4 to get 5.
- If you divide 36 by 6, you get 6.
- If you divide 100 by 5, the answer is 20.
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- Students learn to divide large numbers in Class 5.
- Ten divided by two is five.
Opposite multiply
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[C, usually sing.] ~ (between A and B)
a difference between two groups of people that separates them
विभाजन, खाई, अंतर (दो समूहों के बीच)
- the growing divide between rich and poor
- the digital divide
- There is a wide divide between city and village schools.
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- The divide between generations is narrowing.
- Technology can help bridge the divide between rich and poor.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
divide + object into + parts
Use 'into' for the result: to split one thing into smaller parts.
परिणाम बताने के लिए 'into' आता है: एक चीज़ को छोटे भागों में बाँटना।
- Divide the class into four groups.
- The river divides the town into two halves.
divide A by B / divide A between B and C
In arithmetic, divide takes 'by'. To share among people, use 'between' (two) or 'among' (more).
गणित में divide के साथ 'by' आता है। लोगों में बाँटने के लिए दो के बीच 'between' और अधिक के बीच 'among' आता है।
- Divide 60 by 5.
- The sisters divided the sweets between themselves.
be divided on / over (opinion)
For disagreement, use the passive with 'on' or 'over'.
असहमति के लिए passive के साथ 'on' या 'over' आता है।
- The members are divided on the fee hike.
divide and rule / a divide (noun)
'Divide and rule' is a tactic of keeping people split. As a noun, a divide is a gap between groups.
'Divide and rule' लोगों को बाँटकर रखने की नीति है। Noun के रूप में divide समूहों के बीच की खाई है।
- There is a wide divide between rich and poor.
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divide + into
into twointo groupsinto halvesinto sectionsinto parts
- The teacher divided the chapter into three parts.
adverb + divided
sharplydeeplyevenlybitterlyequally
- Public opinion is deeply divided.
noun + divide
digitalsocialpoliticalgenerationclass
- The digital divide affects village schools.
divide + between / among
the profitthe workthe propertythe prize
- They divided the profit equally among the partners.
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- The partition divided Punjab into two parts.
विभाजन ने पंजाब को दो भागों में बाँट दिया।
- Radhika divided her time between study and practice.
राधिका ने अपना समय पढ़ाई और अभ्यास के बीच बाँटा।
- Twenty divided by four is five.
बीस को चार से भाग देने पर पाँच आता है।
- The issue has divided the village into two camps.
इस मुद्दे ने गाँव को दो खेमों में बाँट दिया है।
- The judges were divided over the winner.
विजेता के बारे में निर्णायक एकमत नहीं थे।
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✗ Divide 20 with 5.
✓ Divide 20 by 5.
In arithmetic, divide takes 'by'.
गणित में divide के साथ 'by' आता है।
✗ He divided the sweets among his two sons.
✓ He divided the sweets between his two sons.
Use 'between' for two persons or things.
दो व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओं के लिए 'between' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The road divides in two parts.
✓ The road divides into two parts.
Use 'into' for the result of dividing.
विभाजन का परिणाम बताने के लिए 'into' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all concern splitting, but the purpose differs.
ये क्रियाएँ बाँटने से जुड़ी हैं, पर उद्देश्य अलग है।
To split into parts, or to share, or to disagree.
भागों में बाँटना, साझा करना, या असहमत होना।
- Divide the cake equally.
To break along a line, or to share, more informal.
किसी रेखा पर टूटना, या बाँटना, अधिक अनौपचारिक।
- Let's split the bill.
¶Idioms 1
divide and rule
the policy of keeping control by making the people under you quarrel among themselves
फूट डालो और राज करो
- The British followed a policy of divide and rule in India.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
di·vide
?Which word?
between or among?
Use between for two people or things: 'divided between the two brothers'. Use among for three or more: 'divided among the four sisters'. (Between is also used for more than two when each is considered individually.)
दो लोगों या चीज़ों के लिए between, जैसे 'divided between the two brothers'। तीन या अधिक के लिए among, जैसे 'divided among the four sisters'। (जब हर एक को अलग-अलग माना जाए, तो दो से अधिक के लिए भी between आता है।)
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Divide and rule.
Idiom 'divide and rule' (फूट डालो और राज करो) पूछा जाता है।
✓In the exam
Notes
The between/among rule after divide is an error-spotting item.
Divide के बाद between/among का नियम error spotting में पूछा जाता है।