separate
verb (used with object)
to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space.
have separated
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present perfectof separate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For too long, he argues, we have separated mind and body, thought and feeling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The pair are thought to have separated in 2024.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
HPV-DeepSeek works by using whole-genome sequencing to identify trace fragments of HPV DNA that have separated from a tumor and entered the bloodstream.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2025
“God may have separated the light from the dark in Genesis 1, but God declared them both to be good.”
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025
By eighteen years old, other teenagers have separated from their parents.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
