dividedividedividesdivideddividingverb (divides, dividing, divided)1to share or cut something into smaller parts: The teacher divided the class into groups of three. The book is divided into ten chapters.2to go into parts: When the road divides, go left.3to find out how many times one number goes into a bigger number: 36 divided by 4 is 9 (= 36 ÷ 4 = 9).