B1adjectiverelationshipssociety
US/dɪˈvɔːrst/
UK/dɪˈvɔːst/
no longer married because a court has legally ended the marriage
In context
My parents are divorced, but they still talk every week.
She is a divorced mother of two young children.
He got divorced after only three years of marriage.
Words that go with divorced
verb + adjective
- get divorcedThey got divorced last spring.
adjective + noun
- divorced parentsChildren of divorced parents often live in two homes.
- divorced coupleThe divorced couple shared custody of their son.
- divorced fatherHer divorced father moved to another city.
adverb + adjective
- recently divorcedHe is recently divorced and lives alone.
adjective + preposition
- divorced fromShe has been divorced from him for ten years.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
They divorced last year, so now they are divorce.Correct: They divorced last year, so now they are divorced.
Incorrect:
She divorced with her husband.Correct: She divorced her husband.