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to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out
to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out
to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between)
to break up (a fight); to mediate
to call a draw; to tie
to push one's way through (a crowd)
to sell
ケーキを四等分に分けて皆で食べた。
I divided the cake into four equal parts.
母はケーキを子供たちに分けた。
Mother shared the cake among the children.
資料をグループに分けてください。
Please divide the materials into groups.