Word a Day
split
What does split mean?
split (verb): to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce split?
/splɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does split come from?
Attested since about 1567, from Middle Dutch splitten (“to split”) and/or Middle Low German splitten (“to split”), both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *splittjan, an intensive form of Proto-West Germanic *splītan (“to split”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of split?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “split”?
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What does “split” mean?
to keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to
Not quite: that's what protect means.
to have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside
Not quite: that's what live means.
to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line
Right! That's what “split” means.
to ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind
Not quite: that's what wonder means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “split”?
happen
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return
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report
Not quite: report means something else.
divide
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