separated
/ˈsɛpəˌreɪtɪd/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of separate: to cause to move apart or be divided.
- The teacher separated the two fighting students.
- A thin wall separated the kitchen from the dining room.
- The river separated the town into two parts.
adjective
- No longer together; kept apart or divided from something or someone else.
- After the storm, the separated pieces of the boat floated in different directions.
- The separated sections of the report need to be combined into one document.
- The separated twins were finally reunited after many years.
- Living apart from one's spouse, especially while still legally married.
- My parents have been separated for two years but are not divorced yet.
- She moved into her own apartment after they became separated.
- The separated couple decided to try marriage counseling.
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