Meaning 1neutral · 82%
To end a marriage through a legal divorce.
Natural examples
Sie lassen sich nach zehn Jahren scheiden.
They are getting divorced after ten years.
Das Paar hat sich im Frühjahr scheiden lassen.
The couple divorced in spring.
Vor Gericht wollen beide sich scheiden lassen.
Both want a divorce before the court.
Usage note
For spouses, ordinary German uses sich scheiden lassen, whose perfect is hat sich scheiden lassen. The underlying verb has hat geschieden when a court dissolves a marriage.
Mini-lesson: scheiden
To end a marriage through a legal divorce. For spouses, ordinary German uses sich scheiden lassen, whose perfect is hat sich scheiden lassen. The underlying verb has hat geschieden when a court dissolves a marriage.
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