divorced
/dɪˈvɔːst/adjective
उच्चारण डिवॉर्स्ट
तलाकशुदा
Core word
- 1
~ (from sb)
no longer married
तलाकशुदा
- His parents are divorced.
- She has been divorced from her husband for five years.
- She is divorced and lives with her young daughter.
+ 2 more examples
- They got divorced after ten years of marriage.
- Many of his friends are divorced.
Opposite married
- 2
[not before noun] ~ from sth formal
appearing not to be affected by or connected with something
(किसी चीज़ से) कटा हुआ, असंबद्ध
- Some politicians seem divorced from reality.
- His ideas are divorced from the daily problems of ordinary farmers.
- His writing is often divorced from the facts.
+ 2 more examples
- The law should not be divorced from the needs of society.
- She felt divorced from the busy world around her.
Synonyms detached cut off
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / get divorced
Be divorced describes a state: the person is no longer married. Get divorced describes the event of the marriage ending.
'Be divorced' स्थिति बताता है कि व्यक्ति अब विवाहित नहीं है। 'Get divorced' विवाह के समाप्त होने की घटना बताता है।
- Radhika's uncle is divorced and lives in Pune.
- They got divorced soon after moving to Mumbai.
divorced from + person
Use from for the former husband or wife. With is also heard in speech, but from is the safer choice in exams.
पूर्व पति या पत्नी के लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है। परीक्षा में 'from' ही सुरक्षित है।
- She has been divorced from her first husband for six years.
- He is divorced from the woman he married in 2010.
divorced from + idea / reality (figurative)
In a figurative sense, divorced from means completely separate from or unaffected by something, usually in a critical tone.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'divorced from' का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ से पूरी तरह अलग या असंबद्ध, प्रायः आलोचना के लहजे में।
- The syllabus seems divorced from the needs of the job market.
- Some ministers appear divorced from ordinary life.
a divorced + noun
As an adjective before a noun it describes a person, as in a divorced woman or a divorced father.
Noun के पहले adjective के रूप में यह किसी व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है, जैसे a divorced woman।
- She is a divorced mother of two children.
- The divorced couple still work together.
+Collocations 4
adverb + divorced
recentlynewlylegallytwicelong
- He is newly divorced and has moved to a smaller flat.
divorced + person
womanmanmotherfatherparentscouple
- Children of divorced parents may need extra support.
divorced from
realitythe real worlddaily lifeits rootspolitics
- The film seemed divorced from real life.
verb + divorced
getbebecomeremainbe happily
- She chose to remain divorced rather than marry again.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's neighbour is divorced and teaches at the village school.
राधिका की पड़ोसन तलाकशुदा हैं और गाँव के विद्यालय में पढ़ाती हैं।
- Divorced men and women in India now have more legal protection.
भारत में तलाकशुदा पुरुषों और महिलाओं को अब अधिक कानूनी संरक्षण प्राप्त है।
- His views were divorced from the facts.
उसके विचार तथ्यों से कटे हुए थे।
- The form asks whether you are single, married, divorced or widowed.
फ़ॉर्म पूछता है कि आप अविवाहित, विवाहित, तलाकशुदा या विधवा/विधुर हैं।
- They have been divorced since 2018 but remain good friends.
उनका 2018 से तलाक हो चुका है, पर वे अच्छे मित्र बने हुए हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ They are divorced since last year.
✓ They have been divorced since last year.
With since, use the present perfect, not the present simple.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है, present simple नहीं।
✗ She is divorced with her husband.
✓ She is divorced from her husband.
The standard preposition after divorced is from.
'Divorced' के बाद मानक preposition 'from' है।
§Grammar and usage
We usually say get divorced or be divorced from somebody.
Grammar: आमतौर पर get divorced या be divorced from somebody कहा जाता है।