dividir

Senses

1. 1.

   to divide

   to separate something into parts or portions

2. 2.

   to split

   to share or distribute among people or groups

3. 3.

   to divide

   to perform mathematical division on numbers

4. 4.

   to divide (opinion, etc.)

   to cause disagreement or create a barrier between groups

Examples

• "Dividimos la pizza en ocho partes."

  We divided the pizza into eight slices.

• "El río divide los dos pueblos."

  The river divides the two towns.

• "Si divides 20 entre 5, obtienes 4."

  If you divide 20 by 5, you get 4.

Usage

Dividir is a regular -ir verb. Common collocations include 'dividir en' (divide into), 'dividir entre' (divide by/among). The verb can be reflexive (dividirse) when referring to groups splitting up or separating.