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divorced

v.
A2 Elementary Oxford US //dɪˈvɔɹst// UK //dɪvˈɔːst// di·vorced General-service

v. to legally end a marriage with your husband or wife. It means you are no longer married to that person.

v. to legally dissolve a marriage between two people. Transitive when referring to the spouse being left; often used in the passive voice to describe the resulting marital status.


SIMPLE

They decided to get divorced after ten years of marriage.

CONTEXTUAL

After realizing they had grown apart, the couple divorced amicably and shared custody of their children.

COMPLEX

The legal proceedings were complicated because the couple had moved to a different country before they finally divorced.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. It is frequently used in the passive form 'to be divorced' or the causative 'to get divorced'.

Pitfall

she divorced with her husbandshe divorced her husbandThe verb is transitive and does not require the preposition 'with' when followed by an object.

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