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teilen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • communicate verb To share information or ideas with someone, whether by speaking, writing, or gesture.
  • divide verb To split something into two or more parts.
  • divvy verb To split something up into shares among a group, usually informally.
  • part noun A piece or portion of something larger.
  • share noun A portion of something that is divided among people.
  • shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.
  • slit noun A long, narrow cut or opening.

Senses

teilen is used for these senses in English:

  • communicate (transitive, obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to partake of. [16th–19th c.]
  • divide (transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
  • divvy (informal, transitive) To divide into portions.
  • part (transitive, now, rare) To divide up; to share.
  • share To tell to another.
  • shed (transitive, UK, dialectal) To part, separate or divide.
  • slit To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.

communicate — full definition

  1. verb To share information or ideas with someone, whether by speaking, writing, or gesture.
  2. verb To pass something, such as a disease or feeling, from one person or thing to another.

divide — full definition

  1. verb To split something into two or more parts.
  2. verb In mathematics, to work out how many times one number goes into another.
  3. verb To cause disagreement or split opinion among a group of people.
  4. noun A significant difference or gap separating two groups or things.

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