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I UK [ˈsep(ə)rət] / US [ˈsepərət] adjective
1) not together, or not joined to something else

My brother and I always had separate rooms.

My parents have separate bank accounts.

They're not divorced but they lead completely separate lives (= do not do things together).

separate from:

Clients' funds should be kept separate from the firm's own money.

2) different, or new

Each apartment has its own separate entrance.

Answer each question on a separate sheet of paper.

3) not related

Police have killed seven guerrillas in three separate incidents this week.

That's an entirely separate matter.

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Derived words:
separately
adverb

They arrived at the party separately.


separateness
noun uncountable
II UK [ˈsepəreɪt] / US [ˈsep(ə)ˌreɪt] verb
Word forms "separate":
present tense I/you/we/they separate he/she/it separates present participle separating past tense separated past participle separated
1)
a) [transitive] to keep people or things apart from each other

The army was called in to help separate the warring factions.

separate someone from someone:

The child may be separated from his mother while she receives treatment.

b) [intransitive] to move apart and stop being connected to something
separate from:

As he pulled, the pipe separated from the wall and broke.

2) [transitive] if something separates two people or things, it exists between them so that they are kept apart
separate something from something:

A large river separates the north of the city from the south.

be separated by something:

Their garden is separated from the factory by a tall fence.

They are separated by thousands of miles.

3) separate or separate out
[intransitive/transitive] to divide something, or become divided, into different parts

The two issues need to be separated to discuss them fairly.

4) [intransitive] to stop living with your husband, wife, or sexual partner

Millie's parents separated when she was three.

5)
a) separate or separate out
[transitive] to be the quality or detail that makes someone or something different from others separate someone/something from someone/something:

This political skill separates him from other ultra-conservative politicians.

b) to be the difference between the winner and the others in a competition

Only three points separated the top two teams.

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Phrasal verbs:

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