Meaning of divorce In English

• 0 an official or legal process to end a marriage:

  • The last I heard they were getting a divorce.

  • Divorce is on the increase.

  • Ellie wants a divorce.

  • What are the chances of a marriage ending in divorce?

• 1 a separation:

  • Why is there such a divorce between the arts and the sciences in this country's schools?

• 2 to end your marriage by an official or legal process:

  • She's divorcing her husband.

• 3 to separate two subjects:

  • How can you divorce the issues of environmental protection and overpopulation?

• 4 a man who is divorced and who has not married again

• 5 to cause a marriage to a husband or wife to end by an official or legal process, or to have a marriage ended in this way:

  • [ T ] Ford divorced his wife, Anne, in 1964, and married Cristina a year later.

  • [ T ] They didn’t get divorced (= end their marriage legally) until 2007.

• 6 a man whose marriage officially ended while his wife was still alive