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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
divorce
di·vorce [divorce divorces divorced divorcing] noun, verb BrE [dɪˈvɔːs] NAmE [dɪˈvɔːrs] noun 1. uncountable, countable the legal ending of a marriage • The marriage ended in divorce in 1996. •an increase in the divorce rate (= the number of divorces in a year) • They have agreed to get a divorce. •Divorce proceedings (= the legal process of divorce) started today. •Bella wants a divorce. •He remarried after a divorce from his first wife, Kate. •She told him she was filing for divorce. compare ↑separation 2. countable, usually singular (formal)~ (between A and B) a separation; the ending of a relationship between two things •the divorce between religion and science Collocations: Marriage and divorce Romance fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with sb) be/believe in/fall in love at first sight be/find true love/the love of your life suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend have/go on a (blind) date be going out with/ (especially NAmE) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner Weddings get/be engaged/married/divorced arrange/plan a wedding have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage have/enter into an arranged marriage call off/cancel/postpone your wedding invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception conduct/perform a wedding ceremony exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband) celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary Separation and divorce be unfaithful to/ (informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend have an affair (with sb) break off/end an engagement/a relationship break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife annul/dissolve a marriage apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband) Example Bank: •He cited adultery as grounds for divorce. •He hasn't signed the divorce papers yet. •He is waiting for the divorce to come through before he remarries. •He told her that he was married but getting a divorce. •Neither partner had considered divorce. •Once the divorce is finalized, I plan to move to Bermuda. •Over 50 000 divorces were granted last year. •Parental divorce can have lasting negative consequences for children. •She filed for divorce in 1996. •She is seeking a divorce on the grounds of cruelty. •She watched her parents go through an acrimonious divorce. •The church may disapprove but Catholics can and do obtain civil divorces. •The divorce rate has been growing steadily since 1971. •The majority of divorces are initiated by women. •These days divorce is rarely contested. •her divorce from the pop star •the lawyers handling their divorce •The marriage ended in divorce. •They have agreed to get a divorce. verb 1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sb) to end your marriage to sb legally • They're getting divorced. • She's divorcing her husband. •I'd heard they're divorcing. 2. transitive, often passive ~ sb/sth from sth (formal)to separate a person, an idea, a subject, etc. from sth; to keep two things separate •They believed that art should be divorced from politics. •When he was depressed, he felt utterly divorced from reality. Verb forms: Thesaurus: divorce verb T, I •She's divorcing her husband. get divorced • • separate • • break (sth) up • • split up • |informal, especially journalism split • Opp: marry, Opp: get married break up/split up/split with sb separate/split up/split from sb a couple divorces/gets divorced/separates/breaks up/splits up/splits Divorce or get divorced? One person divorces another person but get divorced usually refers to an action by two people •She divorced her husband last year. • They got divorced last year. You can also use be divorced from sb •She is divorced from the boy's father. When there is no object get divorced is more common in spoken English. Example Bank: •He lived in a world of his own, increasingly divorced from reality. •The word has become utterly divorced from its original meaning. •He argues that morality cannot be divorced from religion. •I'd heard they're divorcing. •She's divorcing her husband.
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