[
UK
/sˈɛpəɹˌeɪtɪd/
]
[ US /ˈsɛpɝˌeɪtɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈsɛpɝˌeɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
she felt detached from the group
could not remain the isolated figure he had been
had a set-apart feeling
thought of herself as alone and separated from the others - spaced apart
-
separated at the joint
a dislocated knee
a separated shoulder -
no longer connected or joined
the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases
on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached
a detached part
How To Use separated In A Sentence
- As sea levels rose and the northern Channel Islands separated, each fox population became genetically distinct.
- As a lawyer who did a lot of conveyancing I have no problems with conveyancers coming in and doing conveyancing, provided it is done on a level playing field, and provided that they are largely separated from lawyers.
- The researchers found no separated bones or partial skeletons, which suggests that the dinosaurs were rapidly entombed while still alive.
- Europe was last united in neolithic times, before the inseparable meshwork of land, people, community and trade separated into hierarchy, nations and cities.
- It shows fractured blocks of ancient sedimentary rock separated by recent sand dunes.
- It would be interested to find out if this study separated San Jose/Silicon Valley MSA from the San Francisco/San Mateo/Marin MSA. The High-Tech Job Capital Is…The Big Apple? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
- The disciplines of science and engineering are not always sharply separated.
- After they are separated, the keepers feed the chicks by hand and must teach them to swallow whole fish.
- Each bottle rests in an independent sleeve from the others so it can also be separated and used again for your wine travel needs. 2010 February | Dr Vino's wine blog
- In his novel, he separated the peninsula from the continent, thus permitting the cultural meeting of the peninsular peoples with those from the other side of the Atlantic.