"subdivide" meaning in English

See subdivide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subdivide.wav Forms: subdivides [present, singular, third-person], subdividing [participle, present], subdivided [participle, past], subdivided [past]
Etymology: From sub- + divide. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|divide}} sub- + divide Head templates: {{en-verb}} subdivide (third-person singular simple present subdivides, present participle subdividing, simple past and past participle subdivided)
  1. (ambitransitive) To divide into smaller sections. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-subdivide-en-verb-uv7DFr54
  2. (ambitransitive) To divide into smaller sections.
    (real estate) To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing.
    Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-subdivide-en-verb-wlS8XDw~ Categories (other): Real estate, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 72 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 25 42 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 10 2 17 30 37 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 59 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 58 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 68 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 68 16 Topics: business, real-estate
  3. (ambitransitive) To divide divisions into smaller divisions. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-subdivide-en-verb-2m6CjAnU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: subdivision Translations (To divide into smaller sections): подразделям (podrazdeljam) (Bulgarian), subdividir (Catalan), onderverdelen (Dutch), jakaa (Finnish), subdiviser (French), subdividir (Galician), suddividersi (Italian), suddividere (Italian), aarheynn (Manx), roherohe (Maori), tūtangatanga (Maori), dzielić wtórnie (Polish), dzielić na mniejsze części (Polish), subdividir (Portuguese), subdiviza (Romanian), подразделя́ть (podrazdeljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подраздели́ть (podrazdelítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), subdividir (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'To divide into smaller sections': 46 46 7

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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