separate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations adjective: /ˈsɛpərət/, noun: /ˈsɛpəreɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ˈsɛpəˌreɪt; adj., n. -ərɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. sep′ə rāt′; adj., n. sep′ər it)


Inflections of 'separate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
separates
v 3rd person singular
separating
v pres p
separated
v past
separated
v past p

Collocations for "separate"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "separate" in context.

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separate

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. separated from the [others, rest]
  2. separate [one] from [another]
  3. separate (up) into groups
  4. separate by [color, size, style]
  5. separate out (all of) [the green ones, your favorites]
  6. separate for [analysis, washing, convenience]
  7. separate them with a [fence, filter, barrier, line]
  8. the [couple, spouses] separated
  9. separate and divorce
  10. have been separated for [5 years]
  11. [completely, physically, clearly, legally] separate
  12. separate yourself from the [group, riots, political ideology]
  13. separate the [children, students]
  14. will separate you if you don't [behave, get along]
  15. [began to, got into a] fight and had to be separated
  16. separate the wheat from the chaff
  17. (will) separate the men from the boys
  18. separate church [and, from] state
adj
  1. separate and [distinct, independent]
  2. on (several) separate occasions
  3. on a separate a [piece of paper, page]
  4. separate (bank) accounts
  5. the [children, brothers, friends] were in separate classes
  6. separate but equal
  7. that charge is separate
  8. is a separate charge
  9. arrested on a separate charge (of)
  10. on a separate note
  11. [that, this] is a separate [matter, issue] all together
  12. are two [completely, entirely] separate [matters]
  13. it is in a separate [email, package, file, letter]
  14. sleep in separate [beds, rooms]
  15. maintain separate [lives, interests]
  16. this word has many separate [meanings, uses]
  17. the garage is separate from the [house, building]
  18. (try to) keep them separate
n
  1. [surplus, discount, clothing, suiting, fashion] separates
  2. [offers, promotions, discounts] on separates
  3. the store [has, sells, offers, stocks] separates
  4. separates in various [designs, sizes, colors, styles]
  5. [analyze, gather, study] mineral separates
'separate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
basement - bin - bond - colon - division - driveway - eight - entirely - entity - fact - fax - fence - fiction - fifteen - filter - five - gauze - goat - hoe - homeland - hull - hyphen - lick - myth - nine - phrasal - room - seven - sheep - sieve - sister - six - those - three - twelve - twenty - two - wall - wedge - wheat - white

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