separated

/ˈsɛpəˌreɪtɪd/

adjectiveverbsep · a · rat · ed

Think: “SEP a RAT ED” — you separated a rat and it ended (ED) apart.

Yes, it's separated. Don’t drop the second “a”: it’s sep-a-rat-ed (not *seperated*).

Definitions

  1. adjectivekept apart; not together; divided
  2. verbpast tense of separate: to divide or move things so they are not together

Examples

  • The teacher separated the students into small groups.
  • After the storm, the fallen tree separated the road from the field.
  • My socks got separated in the laundry basket.

Synonyms

dividedsplitapartdetachedsegregated

Antonyms

joinedunitedtogether

Translations

ES separado/aPT separado/aFR séparé(e)

Common misspellings

seperatedseperetedseperatdseperatetedseperratedseperat-ed

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