Dividing
/dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo separate into parts or pieces; to split.
/dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/
To separate into parts.
The teacher is dividing the students into groups.
💡 Simply: Imagine you have a pizza, and you're cutting it to share with your friends. 'Dividing' is like cutting the pizza so everyone gets a slice!
👶 For kids: Making something into smaller parts.
More Examples
The company decided to divide its assets.
She spent the afternoon dividing the cake into equal pieces.
How It's Used
"Dividing 10 by 2 results in 5."
"The river is dividing the city in two."
"The scandal is dividing the community."
To distribute or share something (such as land, property, money, or resources) among multiple people or groups.
/dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/
To share something out.
They were dividing the inheritance.
💡 Simply: Think about splitting a bag of candy among your friends. 'Dividing' means giving a part to each person!
👶 For kids: Giving parts of something to different people.
More Examples
The committee is dividing the responsibilities.
The company is dividing the workload among its employees.
How It's Used
"Dividing profits among shareholders."
"Dividing the work fairly."
Idioms & expressions
divide and conquer
A strategy used to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into smaller, more manageable units, which are then controlled individually.
"The general used a divide-and-conquer strategy to weaken the enemy's defenses."
From Middle English dividen, from Latin dividere ('to separate, distribute').
Used since the late 14th century, evolving from the concept of physical separation to abstract distribution and differentiation.
Memory tip
Imagine a pie being divided among friends – splitting it into parts.