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Mum left school at 15, and after a few years of modelling and dating jazz musicians, was married by 21 to my father, Mike Taylor, a journalist on the 'Daily Mirror.' They had my brother and me pretty quickly and had split up by the time I was two. I don't really have any memories of them as a couple.
Natascha McElhone

Meaning of "split up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPLIT UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPLIT UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Split up is a verb and can also act as a noun.
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 verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SPLIT UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of split up in the English dictionary

The first definition of split up in the dictionary is to separate out into parts; divide. Other definition of split up is to become separated or parted through disagreement. Split up is also to break down or be capable of being broken down into constituent parts.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPLIT UP

split decision
split ends
split hairs
split infinitive
split keyboarding
split one´s sides
split pea
split peas
split personality
split pin
split ring
split run
split screen
split second
split shift
split skirt
split the difference
split ticket
split tin
split wings

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPLIT UP

beat up
camp it up
cut up
eat up
fit up
get up
keep it up
let up
light up
lit up
live it up
mix it up
put up
set up
shut up
sit up
start up
straight up
wait up
whoop it up

Synonyms and antonyms of split up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPLIT UP»

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

Translation of «split up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPLIT UP

Find out the translation of split up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of split up 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 up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

separarse
570 millions of speakers

English

split up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَنْفَصِلُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расставаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

separar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিভক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se séparer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berpecah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entzweien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

分裂する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈라서다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pamisah munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chia ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विभाजित करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bölmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

separarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozdzielić się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розставатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a se despărți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χωρίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdeel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra slut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dele
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of split up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLIT UP»

The term «split up» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.189 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLIT UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about split up

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10 QUOTES WITH «SPLIT UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word split up.
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Garcelle Beauvais
My parents split up when I was 3 years old, and I lived with my mother.
2
Justin Townes Earle
My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.
3
Len Goodman
I come from a broken home. My parents split up when I was nine. Everyone gave me a good wallop. But I come from a time when you just put up with that, you got on with things rather than sitting moaning about them.
4
Holliday Grainger
I was so tiny when my parents split up that I can't remember them ever being together. That was never an issue, as I guess I never went through the trauma of them splitting up.
5
Gary Kemp
Kevin Costner told me that 'True' was his and his wife's song. I'm not sure if that's a good thing because they split up soon after.
6
George Lopez
I didn't come from a background where I saw a lot of loving couples. All my aunts and uncles were either split up or fighting all the time. The only healthy relationships I saw were on TV.
7
Jenna McCarthy
Divorce is contagious. That's right - when you have a close couple friend split up, it increases your chances of getting a divorce by 75 percent.
8
Natascha McElhone
Mum left school at 15, and after a few years of modelling and dating jazz musicians, was married by 21 to my father, Mike Taylor, a journalist on the 'Daily Mirror.' They had my brother and me pretty quickly and had split up by the time I was two. I don't really have any memories of them as a couple.
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Al Pacino
My dad was in the army. World War II. He got his college education from the army. After World War II he became an insurance salesman. Really, I didn't know my dad very well. He and my mother split up after the war. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and grandfather, and by my mother.
10
Gail Porter
My parents' marriage was very rocky. They were always arguing. When they split up when I was in my 20s, my brother and I were both delighted because we knew they weren't good for each other.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLIT UP»

Discover the use of split up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to split up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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When Your Parents Split Up: How to Keep Yourself Together
Focuses on various aspects of divorce, including life before and after the split, the question of who is responsible, and why relationships can fail, and provides practical advice for surviving your parents' divorce.
Alys Swan-Jackson, 1999
2
Sometimes a family has to split up
A young boy describes his feelings of fear, guilt, and confusion when he discovers that his parents are getting a divorce.
Jane Werner Watson, Robert E. Switzer, J. Cotter Hirschberg, 1988
3
I Split Up
Meet Carly Shay, the teen star of her own popular web show, iCarly, which she produces with her two best friends, Sam and Freddie.
Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon Staff, 2011
4
PUNCH & JUDY SPLIT UP or Judy's Paris escapade.
CHAPTER 8 Judy was fed up with sightseeing. It made her feet ache. She had taken the life up to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower and admired the view; she had climbed the steps of the highest tower in the Sacré Coeur, then paid a Franc  ...
5
Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples
This could be valuable if you later split up and disagree about who paid for what. And if worse comes to worst and you end up in court, these documents will also provide proof as to the exact amount of funds you poured into the home. Judges ...
Toni Ihara, Ralph Warner, Frederick Hertz, 2008
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Estate and Retirement Planning Answer Book
[IRC § 355] Example 21-5. An engineer and a lawyer own a company in the health food business with two locations. The engineer and the lawyer cannot agree whether the health food business should stock vitamin E and decide to split up the ...
William D. Mitchell, 2008
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The Split Threat: Dragon Crystals
Zeo hadn't expected the drunken soldiers to be so smart as to split up and come in from the backside of First Ave. He quickly turned and blocked a shot that had been aimed at his throat, but while doing so, another soldier came up from where  ...
Tyler Simons, 2011
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Seidman's Legislative History of Federal Income and Excess ...
And in the case of a split-up, it is a case of the original parent company losing its identity and developing by fission, so to speak, two more companies; whereas, by the spinoff, the original company continues, but merely as an auxiliary company ...
Jacob Stewart Seidman, 2003
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Business Separation Transactions Spin-Offs, Subsidiary IPs ...
§ 2.04 Split-Up Transactions [1] — Basic Structure Split-up transactions are closely related to spin-offs and split-offs In a split-up, the parent company liquidates and distributes the stock of two or more controlled subsidiaries to its stockholders.
10
Vietnam Labor Laws and Regulations Handbook: Strategic ...
a/ The fund(s) involved in the consolidation, merger, division or split-up shall send 1 (one) dossier set prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article to a competent state agency specified in Article 16 of this Decree; b/ Within 30 (thirty) working days after ...
ibpus.com, 2013

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPLIT UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term split up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hewlett-Packard Formally Files Plan to Split Up
It's official. Hewlett-Packard laid out its most detailed plan yet on how the $110 billion company will split into two companies, each with about $55 billion in ... «Re/code, Jul 15»
2
One Direction's Louis Tomlinson Splits With Girlfriend Eleanor Calder
"Louis and Eleanor split up two weeks ago," a rep confirms to PEOPLE. ... he was taking a break from the group's On the Road Again world tour due to stress. «People Magazine, Mar 15»
3
David Walliams and wife Lara Stone 'have split up'
Split? The Sun newspaper reports that David Walliams and his wife Lara Stone .... The comedian opened up about his sexuality in a revealing interview with ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
4
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton announce break-up
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton announce break-up ... Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter have split up while “continuing to be friends and co-parent ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
5
Jay Z and Beyonce 'to split up' after their joint tour after marriage …
The couple, who have been dogged by split rumours for months, are said to be ... tour and they've already gotten most of the money from the promoters up front. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 14»
6
Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas Split
"It's very sad but they have decided to split up," the second source tells PEOPLE. "This is an amicable decision and they are very much still the best of friends but ... «People Magazine, Apr 14»
7
Kraft announces split, 18 months after Cadbury buy
The split gives investors the chance to bet on a snacks business that is growing fast in ... "That's why we are kind of scratching our heads as to why split up the ... «Reuters, Aug 11»
8
Jude Law and Sienna Miller
Jude Law & Sienna Miller Break Up ... Jude Law, Sienna Miller Break Up ... this relationship: Jude Law and Sienna Miller have split up, PEOPLE has learned. «People Magazine, Feb 11»
9
Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy split up
It is understood that Miss Davy had told friends she could no longer put up with his lifestyle and time spent apart. Prince Harry, 24, started his helicopter training ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 09»

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