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나누다

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divide; split

Verb

  1. 1

    divide; split

    To divide something that was one into two or more parts or pieces.

    Korean definition: 원래 하나였던 것을 둘 이상의 부분이나 조각이 되게 하다.

    • My mother split the bread into two big pieces and gave me one.

    • I divided the cake into ten pieces and gave everyone a slice.

  2. 2

    classify; sort

    To classify or group a mixture of many things according to a certain standard.

    Korean definition: 여러 가지가 섞인 것을 어떤 기준에 따라 둘 이상의 부류가 되게 구분하거나 분류하다.

    • Burns are classified into first, second, and third degree according to the severity of the injury for treatment.

    • Mr. Kim sorted the students' wrong answers by type to analyze the kinds of mistakes they made.

  3. 3

    divide

    To divide in math.

    Korean definition: 수학에서 나눗셈을 하다.

    • A hundred divided by ten is ten.

    • Dividing 4 by 10 gives a quotient of 0.4.

  4. 4

    distribute; allot

    To give each share separately.

    Korean definition: 각각의 몫을 따로 주다.

    • They split today's daily wages fairly according to the number of people.

    • I split the money from our joint business equally with him, so neither of us has any complaints.