separate
/ˈseprət/adjective
उच्चारण सेप्रट
अलग, पृथक
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~ (from sth/sb)
forming a unit by itself; not joined to or shared with something else
अलग, पृथक
- The two subjects need separate notebooks.
- She lives in a separate flat.
- Keep your personal expenses in a separate account.
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- Boys and girls had separate entrances to the old school.
- The two cases are separate and should not be confused.
Synonyms distinct individual detached
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (from sth)
to divide into different parts; to move apart or keep apart
अलग करना; अलग होना
- Separate the yolk from the white.
- A fence separates the two fields.
- Separate the good mangoes from the rotten ones.
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- The river separates the two states.
- A thin curtain separated the kitchen from the dining area.
- Oil and water separate if you leave them for a while.
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(of a married couple) to stop living together
(पति-पत्नी का) अलग हो जाना
- Her parents separated when she was ten.
- The couple separated last year but remain good friends.
- The couple separated after ten years of marriage.
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- They separated peacefully and shared the care of the children.
- Her friends were sorry to hear that she had separated from her husband.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
separate (adjective) / separate from sth
Separate as an adjective means apart and not shared; it takes from for the thing it is apart from.
Adjective के रूप में 'separate' का अर्थ अलग और साझा न किया हुआ है; जिससे अलग हो उसके लिए 'from' आता है।
- Keep the raw vegetables separate from the cooked food.
- Radhika has a separate room.
separate (verb) sth from sth / separate A and B
As a verb, separate means to divide or keep apart; it takes from or and between.
Verb के रूप में 'separate' का अर्थ अलग करना या दूर रखना है; इसके साथ 'from' या 'and', 'between' आता है।
- A wall separates the two gardens.
- The teacher separated the quarrelling boys.
separate (verb) + sb: marriage
When a married couple separate, they stop living together, but may not be divorced.
जब विवाहित दंपत्ति 'separate' होते हैं, तो वे साथ रहना बंद कर देते हैं, पर तलाक़ नहीं होता।
- The couple separated after ten years.
separate (spelling and pronunciation)
The adjective ends in -ate pronounced like -it, and the verb ends in -ate pronounced like eight; the spelling has two a's.
Adjective का अंत -ate है जिसका उच्चारण '-it' जैसा है, और verb में '-ate' का उच्चारण 'eight' जैसा; वर्तनी में दो 'a' हैं, 'e' नहीं।
- It is spelt s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e, not s-e-p-e-r-a-t-e.
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adjective + separate
completelyentirelytotallyquitelegally
- The two issues are completely separate.
separate + noun
roomwaysentranceaccountissuebill
- Each student gets a separate answer sheet.
verb + separate
keepstaylivegobe kept
- They live separate lives.
separate + preposition
fromintooutbetweenand
- Separate the eggs into two bowls.
“More examples 5
- The river separates Pakistan from India at that point.
उस जगह नदी भारत को पाकिस्तान से अलग करती है।
- We stayed in separate hotels.
हम अलग-अलग होटलों में रुके।
- The cream separates from the milk when it is left overnight.
रात भर रखे जाने पर क्रीम दूध से अलग हो जाती है।
- Please pay by separate cheques.
कृपया अलग-अलग चेकों से भुगतान कीजिए।
- After the fight, the friends went their separate ways.
झगड़े के बाद दोस्त अपने-अपने रास्ते चले गए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Seperate the pages by size.
✓ Separate the pages by size.
The spelling has -para-; the commonest mistake is to write -pera-.
वर्तनी में '-para-' है; सबसे आम गलती '-pera-' लिखना है।
✗ He is separate to his brother.
✓ He is separate from his brother.
Separate takes from, not to.
'Separate' के साथ 'from' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ Both are separate things from each other.
✓ Both are separate things.
Separate already says they are apart, so from each other repeats the idea.
'Separate' पहले ही बताता है कि वे अलग हैं, इसलिए 'from each other' उसी बात को दोहराता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Separate, divide and detach all mean to pull apart, but they differ in how and what.
Separate, divide और detach सभी का अर्थ अलग करना है, पर कैसे और क्या, इसमें अंतर है।
¶Idioms 1
go your separate ways
to end a relationship with sb; to go in a different direction from sb
अलग-अलग राह पकड़ना, अलग हो जाना
- After college, the friends went their separate ways.
- The two partners went their separate ways after a dispute.
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separate out
to divide into different parts; to divide sth into different parts
अलग-अलग करना या होना
- The oil and water separate out if you leave the mixture to stand.
- We need to separate out the facts from the opinions.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sep·a·rate
§Grammar and usage
Adjective /ˈseprət/, verb /ˈsepəreɪt/.
Adjective /ˈseprət/ और verb /ˈsepəreɪt/ की pronunciation अलग है।
Separate from.
'separate from' आता है।