(transitive, arithmetic) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
(transitive, arithmetic) To be a divisor of.
(intransitive) To separate into two or more parts.
To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
To mark divisions on; to graduate.
(music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
“A clever solution has one brother divide the cake, while the other brother gets to choose which half he wants.”
“The other method was to divide profits among partners according to their individual productivity.”
“A bi-fold door is used to divide the living room from the home's exterior.”
vide
(Parliamentary jargon, imperative)Divide (ordering the members of a legislative assembly to divide into two groups (the ayes and the nays) for the counting of the members’ votes)
“The objectives are to reduce the digital devide, to address inequalities, to enhance sustainable development and to link actors from both sides.”
“The greater circles are those which devide this earthly globe into equall halfes or Haemispheres.”
“In the temporary between May and October I? ll devide for same days my studio for working with you: arts and crafts experimentation with the paper material, departing from recycling, from cotton and others materials.”
devides
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devide
divides
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divide
