separate

[US]/ˈseprət/
[UK]/ˈseprət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to cause to be apart; to cause to live apart; to cause to be apart
vi. to be apart; to live apart; to be away
adj. being apart; being alone
n. a print taken from a block; a division

Phrases & Collocations

separate from

separate out

separate ways

separate cover

separate into

separate system

separate application

separate legal entity

separate unit

separate entity

separate property

Example Sentences

a bathroom and separate WC.

They sit in separate seats.

the country's partition into separate states.

separate sth. into several portions

separate mail by postal zones.

They have gone to separate places.

The children sleep in separate beds.

accommodation to a separate political entity was not possible.

their political aim is a separate Tamil homeland.

this raises two separate issues.

melt the white and plain chocolate in separate bowls.

they were separated by the war.

be far separated locally

keep this one separate from the others

Real-world Examples

Men and women were kept strictly separated.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

I'll write here, separate, the separate stories.

Source: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

He spoke seriously to her as they separated.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

All things that come together must eventually separate.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Because I can keep the leaves beautifully separated.

Source: Connection Magazine

Keep the cheese separate from the meat.

Source: Emma's delicious English

The complicated part was determining how Britain would separate itself.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2019 Collection

We have separate areas for welding, grinding and sawing.

Source: Longman Office Workers' Daily Professional Technical English

This expression describes how oil and water naturally separate.

Source: VOA Special May 2023 Collection

I should know how to separate myself from myself.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

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