Past tense of divide
regular verb
The past tense of divide is divided. The past participle is also divided.
Forms of divide
| Base form (V1) | divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | divided |
| Past participle (V3) | divided |
| Present participle | dividing |
| Third person singular | divides |
Divided in a sentence
- We divided the chocolates into tens to hand out to Hallowe'en visitors.From the entry ten
- The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.From the entry give
- To avoid arguments, he divided the sweets evenly between his two children.From the entry evenly
- I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.From the entry approximate
- Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics.From the entry philosophy
Meaning of divide
- verb To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- verb To separate into two or more parts.
- verb To share (something) by dividing it.
Questions about the past tense of divide
- What is the past tense of divide?
- The past tense of divide is divided.
- What is the past participle of divide?
- The past participle of divide is divided.
- Is divide a regular or irregular verb?
- Divide is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: divide (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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