asunder

[ uh-suhn-der ]

/ əˈsʌn dər /

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adverb, adjective

into separate parts; in or into pieces: Lightning split the old oak tree asunder.

apart or widely separated: as wide asunder as the polar regions.

Origin of asunder

before 1000; Middle English; Old English on sundrum apart. See a-¹, sundry

Words nearby asunder

astute, Astyanax, astylar, ASU, Asunción, asunder, A supply, Asur, Asura, as usual, A.S.V.

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Example sentences from the Web for asunder

What singular warning of chance or of destiny tore them asunder?
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2)|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Factions, of every degree of tyranny and vice, tore it asunder.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848|Various
To distract, means literally to pull a thing two different ways—even to pull it asunder.
All Saints' Day and Other Sermons|Charles Kingsley
Hand in hand we must take our way, and death alone could tear us asunder.
The Betrayal of John Fordham|B.L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

And straightway Attus took the whetstone and cut it asunder.
Stories From Livy|Alfred Church

British Dictionary definitions for asunder

asunder

/ (əˈsʌndə) /

adverb, adjective

(postpositive) in or into parts or pieces; apartto tear asunder

Word Origin for asunder

Old English on sundran apart; see sunder

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单词	asunder
释义	asunder [ uh-suhn-der ] / əˈsʌn dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR asunder ON THESAURUS.COM adverb, adjective into separate parts; in or into pieces: Lightning split the old oak tree asunder. apart or widely separated: as wide asunder as the polar regions. Origin of asunder before 1000; Middle English; Old English on sundrum apart. See a-¹, sundry Words nearby asunder astute, Astyanax, astylar, ASU, Asunción, asunder, A supply, Asur, Asura, as usual, A.S.V. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for asunder What singular warning of chance or of destiny tore them asunder? Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2)\|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Factions, of every degree of tyranny and vice, tore it asunder. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848\|Various To distract, means literally to pull a thing two different ways—even to pull it asunder. All Saints' Day and Other Sermons\|Charles Kingsley Hand in hand we must take our way, and death alone could tear us asunder. The Betrayal of John Fordham\|B.L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon And straightway Attus took the whetstone and cut it asunder. Stories From Livy\|Alfred Church British Dictionary definitions for asunder asunder / (əˈsʌndə) / adverb, adjective (postpositive) in or into parts or pieces; apartto tear asunder Word Origin for asunder Old English on sundran apart; see sunder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to asunder disconnected, divided, loose, separated, split, torn, disjoined, in half
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asunder

adverb, adjective

Origin of asunder

Words nearby asunder

Example sentences from the Web for asunder

British Dictionary definitions for asunder

adverb, adjective

Word Origin for asunder

Words related to asunder