What part of speech is divorced?

Divorced can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. divorced is a verb, past participle of divorce (infinitive).
  • 2. divorced is a verb, past simple of divorce (infinitive).
  • 3. divorced is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more divorced
    most divorced
  • Positive: divorced 
  • Comparative: more divorced
  • Superlative: most divorced

What does divorced mean?

Definitions

Adjective

divorced - of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved

Verb

divorce - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"
divorce - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"

Examples of divorced

#   Sentence  
1. adj. He was In his 30s divorced and Had 2 kids.. but we both flirted Horribly with each other.. but neither one of us took the chance and Asked to other on a date. :(
2. verb She divorced her good-for-nothing husband because she was disgusted with him.
3. verb Once divorced from key questions of national culture and identity, comparative literature loses its way.
4. verb Lately I see a lot of parents getting divorced. I wonder if the idea of kids being a bond between their parents is just a thing of the past.
5. verb He concealed the fact that he had divorced his wife.
6. verb He divorced his wife last month.
7. verb She committed her baby to her divorced husband.
8. verb The news that she got divorced was a big surprise.
9. verb She has legally divorced her husband.
10. verb She divorced her husband.
11. verb She entrusted her baby to her divorced husband.
12. verb He divorced her after years of unhappiness.
13. verb Because the parents divorced, the girl had little contact with the father.
14. verb Newly weds but with a child? Yes, that's right - the son is from the father's former marriage. He's been divorced once.
15. verb I wonder if they'll get divorced.
16. verb I am divorced.
Sentence  
adj.
He was In his 30s divorced and Had 2 kids.. but we both flirted Horribly with each other.. but neither one of us took the chance and Asked to other on a date. :(
verb
She divorced her good-for-nothing husband because she was disgusted with him.
Once divorced from key questions of national culture and identity, comparative literature loses its way.
Lately I see a lot of parents getting divorced. I wonder if the idea of kids being a bond between their parents is just a thing of the past.
He concealed the fact that he had divorced his wife.
He divorced his wife last month.
She committed her baby to her divorced husband.
The news that she got divorced was a big surprise.
She has legally divorced her husband.
She divorced her husband.
She entrusted her baby to her divorced husband.
He divorced her after years of unhappiness.
Because the parents divorced, the girl had little contact with the father.
Newly weds but with a child? Yes, that's right - the son is from the father's former marriage. He's been divorced once.
I wonder if they'll get divorced.
I am divorced.

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