split

Everyday

1. To split is to divide something into parts or groups: split the class into teams. tree →
2. To split is to break or tear along a line: the bag split. tree →
3. To split something is to share it: split a sandwich. tree →
4. A split is a crack or tear; «the splits» is a stretch with legs straight out in a line. tree →

In the lessons

dividing a total equally into groups or boxes («splits N equally into K» = N ÷ K); «split between A and B» = two parts; in everyday life splitting a snack, splitting the bill; in sport and dance «doing the splits»; in science a log splits along its grain

Examples

• Ben splits 6 cards equally into 3 boxes. How many cards go in each box? tree →
• 20 children split into 4 equal teams. tree →
• Mia and Zoe split 14 cherries equally. tree →
• Let's split the sandwich in half. tree →
• My bag split and my books fell out. tree →
• The teacher split us into groups of three. tree →
• Can you do the splits? tree →
• The old wood split down the middle. tree →
• The third says, "Split open, O Earth! disappear, O sister!" tree →

Note

«splits N equally into K» is N ÷ K. Trap: «split between A and B» means two parts. Past form is also «split» (not «splitted»); «splitting» has double t.

In Jewish tradition

dividing a total equally into groups or boxes («splits N equally into K» = N ÷ K); «split between A and B» = two parts; in everyday life splitting a snack, splitting the bill; in sport and dance «doing the splits»; in science a log splits along its grain

Examples

• Thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil. (Writings SNG.6.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is comely; thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil. (Writings SNG.4.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«splits N equally into K» is N ÷ K. Trap: «split between A and B» means two parts. Past form is also «split» (not «splitted»); «splitting» has double t.