separable

[US]/'sep(ə)rəb(ə)l/
[UK]/'sɛpərəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. capable of being separated.

Phrases & Collocations

easily separable

clearly separable

Example Sentences

separable sheets of paper.

A cofactor bound loosely to the apoenzyme and readily separable from it is a coenzyme.

Real-world Examples

Look, this phrasal verb is separable.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

Some are separable and some aren't.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

This is what we mean when we say it's separable.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

A good example of a transitive and separable phrasal verb is " put off" .

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

That's something to keep in mind for separable phrasal verbs.

Source: Emma's delicious English

But don't forget to pay attention to whether they're transient or intransient, separable or inseparable.

Source: Emma's delicious English

The SCAN finding provides more explanation, Dosenbach added, " for why 'the body' and 'the mind' aren't separate or separable."

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

So it's a separable, and this one is always separable, phrasal verb.

Source: English With Lucy

These are sort of separable sort of memories.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Introduction to Psychology

It's actually three intertwined but separable systems.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) May 2018 Collection

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