You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for February 16.

Today’s word is split, spelled s-p-l-i-t. Split: “if people split, they end a marriage or relationship with each other.”

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

He split from his wife last year.

split up phrasal verb: if people split up, or if someone splits them up, they end a marriage or relationship with each other

He started drinking heavily after he split up with Debbie.

She split up with her boyfriend last week.

Interesting Fact:

Split up can also mean, “to divide people into different groups, or to be divided into groups.”

Please don’t split up when we get to the museum.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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