INDEX:
1. to get divorced
2. someone who is divorced
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1. to get divorced
▷ get divorced /ˌget də̇ˈvɔːʳst/ [verb phrase]
to legally end your marriage :
▪ My parents got divorced last year.
▪ Before getting divorced, you should think carefully about the effect it will have on the children.
▷ divorce /dɪˈvɔːʳs, dəˈvɔːʳs/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, they legally end their marriage :
▪ Finally, after years of unhappy marriage, Eva divorced Stanley.
▪ He kept promising her that he would divorce his wife, but he never actually did it.
▪ Petra’s parents divorced when she was about seven years old.
▷ divorce /dɪˈvɔːʳs, dəˈvɔːʳs/ [countable/uncountable noun]
the legal process of ending a marriage :
▪ I’ve only seen my ex-wife once since the divorce.
▪ Gwen has just been through a bitter divorce.
get a divorce
▪ It’s much too easy to get a divorce nowadays.
ask (somebody) for a divorce
▪ Caroline’s husband asked her for a divorce and she agreed.
end in divorce
▪ A third of all marriages in Britain end in divorce.
divorce rate
the number of divorces each year
▪ The divorce rate has risen steadily since the 1950s.
▷ separate /ˈsepəreɪt/ [intransitive verb]
if a husband and wife separate, they no longer live together, usually because they intend to get divorced :
▪ Linda and George have only been married for a year and they’re already thinking of separating.
▪ Anne and I separated for three months, but we are now together again.
▷ split up /ˌsplɪt ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb] informal
if two people split up, they end their marriage or they stop having a romantic relationship :
▪ They’re always arguing but I don’t think they’ll ever split up.
split up with
▪ Have you heard? Katie’s splitting up with Andrew!
2. someone who is divorced
▷ divorced /dɪˈvɔːʳst, dəˈvɔːʳst/ [adjective]
someone who is divorced has officially ended their marriage :
▪ Sue’s parents are divorced.
▪ At twenty-five Maria is now divorced, and lives with her three children.
▪ More than 80% of divorced men, and 75% of divorced women, go on to remarry.
get divorced
▪ They got divorced only three years after they got married.
▷ divorcee /dɪˈvɔːʳsiː, dəˈvɔːʳsiː/ [countable noun]
a woman who is legally no longer married to her former husband :
▪ Pam is a divorcee who has to bring her baby daughter up on her own.
▪ Most of the people on the holiday seemed to be divorcees.
▷ separated /ˈsepəreɪtɪd, ˈsepəreɪtəd/ [adjective]
if a husband and wife are separated, they do not live with each other, because they are not happy together any more, but they are not divorced :
▪ David and I have been separated for the last six months, but we’re not legally divorced yet.
▪ I didn’t know Linda and Mike were separated.
separated from
▪ Victoria’s separated from her husband and caring for her children alone.
▷ ex-husband/ex-wife also ex /ˌeks ˈhʌzbənd, ˌeks ˈwaɪf, eks/ [countable noun] spoken informal
the man or woman that someone was once married to :
▪ I had a letter from my ex-wife yesterday.
▪ Women who are attacked by their husbands or ex-husbands often fail to report them to the police.
▪ My ex and I haven’t spoken in years.