Meaning of "split" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPLIT

From Middle Dutch splitten to cleave; related to Middle High German splīzen.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SPLIT

split  [splɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPLIT

Split is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb split in English.

WHAT DOES SPLIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of split in the English dictionary

The first definition of split in the dictionary is to break or cause to break, esp forcibly, by cleaving into separate pieces, often into two roughly equal pieces. Other definition of split is to separate or be separated from a whole. Split is also to separate or be separated into factions, usually through discord.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPLIT

PRESENT

Present

I split

you split

he/she/it splits

we split

you split

they split

Present continuous

I am splitting

you are splitting

he/she/it is splitting

we are splitting

you are splitting

they are splitting

Present perfect

I have split

you have split

he/she/it has split

we have split

you have split

they have split

Present perfect continuous

I have been splitting

you have been splitting

he/she/it has been splitting

we have been splitting

you have been splitting

they have been splitting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I split

you split

he/she/it split

we split

you split

they split

Past continuous

I was splitting

you were splitting

he/she/it was splitting

we were splitting

you were splitting

they were splitting

Past perfect

I had split

you had split

he/she/it had split

we had split

you had split

they had split

Past perfect continuous

I had been splitting

you had been splitting

he/she/it had been splitting

we had been splitting

you had been splitting

they had been splitting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will split

you will split

he/she/it will split

we will split

you will split

they will split

Future continuous

I will be splitting

you will be splitting

he/she/it will be splitting

we will be splitting

you will be splitting

they will be splitting

Future perfect

I will have split

you will have split

he/she/it will have split

we will have split

you will have split

they will have split

Future perfect continuous

I will have been splitting

you will have been splitting

he/she/it will have been splitting

we will have been splitting

you will have been splitting

they will have been splitting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would split

you would split

he/she/it would split

we would split

you would split

they would split

Conditional continuous

I would be splitting

you would be splitting

he/she/it would be splitting

we would be splitting

you would be splitting

they would be splitting

Conditional perfect

I would have split

you would have split

he/she/it would have split

we would have split

you would have split

they would have split

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been splitting

you would have been splitting

he/she/it would have been splitting

we would have been splitting

you would have been splitting

they would have been splitting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you split
we let´s split
you split

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to split

Past participle

split

Present Participle

splitting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SPLIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «split» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of split

allocate · allot · ambivalent · apportion · branch · breach · break · break up · break-up · broken · burst · carve up · chop · cleave · cleft · crack · cracked · cut · damage · difference · disband · discord · disrupt · disruption · dissension · distribute · disunion · disunite · disunited · diverge · divergence · divide · divided · division · divorce · estrangement · fissure · fork · fractured · gap · gape · give way · halve · hew · open · part · partition · pull apart · rend · rent · rift · rip · rupture · schism · separate · separation · slash · slit · snap · snapped · splinter · split-up · tear

TRANSLATION OF SPLIT

Find out the translation of split to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of split from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «split» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 分岔
• Translator English - Spanish: dividir
• English: split
• Translator English - Hindi: विभाजन
• Translator English - Arabic: يُقَسِّمُ
• Translator English - Russian: раскалывать
• Translator English - Portuguese: dividir
• Translator English - Bengali: বিভক্ত করা
• Translator English - French: fendre
• Translator English - Malay: Berpecah
• Translator English - German: spalten
• Translator English - Japanese: 割る
• Translator English - Korean: (...으로) 쪼개다
• Translator English - Javanese: Pamisah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vỡ
• Translator English - Tamil: பிளவு
• Translator English - Marathi: विभाजित करा
• Translator English - Turkish: Bölünmüş
• Translator English - Italian: spaccare
• Translator English - Polish: rozłupać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ділити
• Translator English - Romanian: a scinda
• Translator English - Greek: διαιρώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: split
• Translator English - Swedish: dela upp
• Translator English - Norwegian: splitte

10 QUOTES WITH «SPLIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word split.

1

Naima Adedapo

It's believing you can push through the exhaustion just to be able to sing after you do a cartwheel or a split.

2

Ashley Bell

The chance to play a character with a split personality is an actor's dream.

3

Sonia Braga

If you take away money, if you take away the houses and things, who are we really? What is love really about? What is it to love each other? Why do we stay together, and why do all the kids split? All these questions I have really deep inside of me.

4

Connie Britton

Divorce is hard. I was about 29 when my husband and I split up. I think we probably fared better than most, because we were young and didn't have kids - but divorce is hard.

5

Pearl S. Buck

Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.

6

Monique Coleman

You have to split, bend over backward, touch our toe to our heads to get recognized.

7

Kevin Costner

I split my time between Santa Barbara and Aspen. I live on a pretty fast horse.

8

Poppy Delevingne

My home has a split personality. Some of the rooms are very French antique. Think Aubusson rugs, turquoise ceramic jugs, sandbag pillows, and broken birdcages. The other half is very Aztec. Neon ikat fabric pillows, vintage books piled up to the ceiling, and shutters from Bali.

9

Richard Dooling

Making money, it seems, is all about the velocity of moving it around, so that it can exist in Hong Kong one moment and Wall Street a split second later.

10

Minnie Driver

I don't know why my parents split up. I guess they just drifted apart, but I do know they stayed very good friends.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLIT»

Discover the use of split in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to split and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Split Britches: Lesbian Practice/Feminist Performance

This is a long-awaited celebration of the theatre and writing of Lois Weaver, Peggy Shaw and Deborah Margolin, who make up this outstanding lesbian performance troupe.

Sue-Ellen Case, 2013

Split

A teenaged boy who is thrown out of his house by his abusive father goes to live with his older brother, who ran away from home years ago to escape the abuse.

Swati Avasthi, 2012

Rugby's Great Split: Class, Culture and the Origins of Rugby ...

Revised edition of classic history of the creation of rugby league, tracing its development from a game for public schoolboys into a newly-forged emblem of the northern English working classes, and now charting the rise of commercialized ...

Tony Collins, 2012

Split Second

The world can change forever in a single... SPLIT SECOND Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service.

David Baldacci, 2003

Head Off & Split: Poems

This is poetry to give thanks for."---Meena Alexander, author of Quickly Changing River "No one opens a vein on the page with a sharper and more nuanced gathered set of senses than Nikky Finney.

Nikky Finney, 2011

The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World

In The Sino-Soviet Split, Lorenz Lüthi tells the story of this rupture, which became one of the defining events of the Cold War.

Lorenz M. Lüthi, 2010

High-Low-Split Poker, Seven-Card Stud and Omaha ...

The third book in the "For Advanced Players" series.

Ray Zee, 1994

Variations on Split Plot and Split Block Experiment Designs

Written by renowned specialists in the field, this book features: Discussions of non-standard designs in addition to coverage of split block and split plot designs Two chapters on combining split plot and split block designs and missing ...

Walter T. Federer, Freedom King, 2007

After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in ...

A narrative history of the origins of the Shia and Sunni conflict describes how a seventh-century struggle between the supporters of the late Muhammad's surviving family members erupted in a massacre at Karbala that would become a central ...

Lesley Hazleton, 2010

Split-Second Persuasion: The Ancient Art and New Science of ...

Now psychologist Kevin Dutton has identified a powerful strain of immediate, instinctual persuasion, an elixir of influence that can immediately help you disarm skeptics, win arguments, close the deal, get the guy.

Kevin Dutton, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPLIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term split is used in the context of the following news items.

Hewlett-Packard Officially Files to Split

Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday that the second company resulting from the split, HP Inc., isn't required to file a similar disclosure document because it is ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Netflix's stock split calls for caution

Companies split their shares for a couple of reasons. First, a split is intended to make the shares more attractive to retail investors. For example, many investors ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»

Ariana Grande and Big Sean Split

Ariana Grande and Big Sean have split after eight months of dating, their reps confirm to ET. "They both deeply care for each other and remain close friends," ... «Entertainment Tonight, Apr 15»

David Walliams and wife Lara Stone 'have split up'

Split? The Sun newspaper reports that David Walliams and his wife Lara Stone (pictured in what is believed to be their second last public appearance together ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

'It was the hardest decision we had to make' Nicole Scherzinger …

SHE was said to be 'heartbroken and devastated' and now Nicole Scherzinger has spoken out about her latest split from Lewis Hamilton. By Kirsty McCormack ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»

Gwyneth Paltrow talks her split with Chris Martin to Marie Claire

Uncoupling: Gwyneth and Chris, 37, announced their split in March 2014. She told Marie Claire 'There was nothing dramatic or anything. I had built my life on ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»

SpaceX Billionaire Elon Musk, Actress Wife Split Again

When Elon Musk split up with wife, Talulah Riley, for the first time, he told the whole world. "It was an amazing four years. I will love you forever," the entrepreneur ... «NBCNews.com, Jan 15»

Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton Split

The couple "separated amicably earlier this year and have continued to be friends and co-parent their children," Carter's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively. «People Magazine, Dec 14»

Income splitting: What it is and who benefits

In 2011, the plan was to allow families with children under 18 to split a household income of up to $50,000, once the federal budget was balanced. That means ... «CBC.ca, Oct 14»

Antivirus Maker Symantec Splitting Into Two Publicly-Traded …

Less than a week later, computer and printing giant Hewlett-Packard announces that it is splitting itself in two. And now, antivirus maker Symantec is joining the ... «Forbes, Oct 14»