separate
verb (used with object)
to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space.
separated
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past participleof separate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof separate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
separateverb (used with object)to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space.
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
They took some photos at the summit and then began to descend, before becoming separated.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The McEnroe brothers, John and Patrick, separated by seven years, also saw their supportive relationship boost Patrick’s career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The priority now is delivering aid, recovering loved ones, tracing missing relatives and reunifying separated children, the UN's humanitarian agency says.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“We got separated after we went through the moon portal in Rio,” Pili said.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
