🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

dividindo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee-vee-din-do

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dividing/dɪˈvaɪ.dɪŋ/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O professor está dividindo os alunos em grupos menores."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To separate or be separated into parts or groups.

    "The teacher is dividing the students into smaller groups for the project."
  2. 2

    To share or distribute something among several people or groups.

    "They are dividing the profits equally among all partners."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dividing' originates from the Old French 'diviser', which comes from the Latin 'dividere', meaning 'to separate or distribute'. The term has evolved through Middle English, retaining its core meaning related to separation and distribution.

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