Asunder — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

widely separated especially in space

into parts or pieces

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹæŋɡəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈʌndəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈʌndəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹæŋɡəs/.

Examples

as wide asunder as pole from pole
he took his father's watch apart
split apart

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

apart

Parts of Speech

adjective	widely separated especially in space “as wide asunder as pole from pole”
adverb	into parts or pieces “he took his father's watch apart”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auseinander

vor allem im Weltraum weit voneinander entfernt

🇫🇷French

en morceaux

largement séparés surtout dans l'espace

🇪🇸Spanish

en pedazos

ampliamente separados especialmente en el espacio

🇮🇹Italian

fare a pezzi

ampiamente separati soprattutto nello spazio

🇳🇱Dutch

uit elkaar

ver van elkaar verwijderd, vooral in de ruimte

🇵🇹Portuguese

separar

amplamente separados, especialmente no espaço

🇷🇺Russian

на части

широко разделены, особенно в космосе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलग-अलग

विशेष रूप से अंतरिक्ष में व्यापक रूप से अलग

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளவு

குறிப்பாக விண்வெளியில் பரவலாக பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్

ప్రత్యేకంగా అంతరిక్షంలో విస్తృతంగా వేరు చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

वेगळे

विशेषतः अंतराळात मोठ्या प्रमाणावर विभक्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ

ખાસ કરીને અવકાશમાં વ્યાપકપણે અલગ પડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർപെടുത്തുക

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ബഹിരാകാശത്ത് വ്യാപകമായി വേർതിരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

جدا

خاص طور پر خلا میں وسیع پیمانے پر الگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分裂

尤其是在太空中相距甚远

🇯🇵Japanese

バラバラ

特に宇宙では大きく離れています

🇰🇷Korean

떨어져

특히 공간적으로 넓게 분리되어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chia nhỏ

cách biệt rộng rãi đặc biệt là trong không gian

🇹🇭Thai

แยกออกจากกัน

แตกแยกกันอย่างกว้างขวางโดยเฉพาะในอวกาศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbelah

terpisah jauh terutama di ruang angkasa

🇵🇭Filipino

magkahiwalay

malawak na pinaghihiwalay lalo na sa kalawakan

🇲🇾Malay

terbelah

dipisahkan secara meluas terutamanya di ruang angkasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

افترق

منفصلة على نطاق واسع وخاصة في الفضاء

🇮🇷Persian

شکافتن

به طور گسترده ای به ویژه در فضا از هم جدا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

parçalanmak

özellikle uzayda geniş ölçüde ayrılmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתנתק

מופרדים באופן נרחב במיוחד בחלל

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