DIVIDE


Meaning of DIVIDE in English

verb

BAD : For lunch and dinner we were divided in groups of ten.

GOOD : For lunch and dinner we were divided into groups of ten.

BAD : The university is divided in five different faculties.

GOOD : The university is divided into five different faculties.

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divide sth into two or more parts (NOT in ): 'Some of these big old houses have been divided into separate apartments.'

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