German word

scheiden

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʃaɪ̯dən/

Meaning

  • verbsplit

Example

Die Gruppe schied in zwei Teile.

The group split into two parts.

Illustration for scheiden (split)

More examples

Nach zehn Jahren Ehe hat sie sich scheiden lassen.

After ten years of marriage, she got divorced.

Core concept

Two parts pull apart from one whole, whether a group, objects, or a marriage.

Common phrases

  • sich scheiden lassen

    get divorced

  • sich von jemandem scheiden lassen

    get divorced from someone

Similar words

trennen: To disconnect people or things so they are no longer joined.
sich trennen: To end a relationship or connection and become separate.
verlassen: To leave a place or person behind.
auseinandergehen: To move apart in separate directions.

Definition in German

Sich ohne Objekt voneinander lösen oder auseinandergehen; auf Sachen und Personen anwendbar; reflexiv in 'sich scheiden lassen' = Ehe auflösen.

Word origin

Scheiden comes from Old High German scīdan and Proto-Germanic *skīdaną, meaning to split or separate.

Usage tips

  • The strong verb has the past forms schied and geschieden, and geschieden also means divorced when describing a person.

Other meanings

  • divorceverb
  • divideverb

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