separate ·verb (HUSBAND/WIFE)

Definition: to start to live in a different place from your husband or wife because the relationship has ended Level: B2

我四岁时父母分居了。

My parents ___separated when I was four.

他很小的时候父母就分居了。

His parents ___separated when he was very young.

经过多次争吵后，他们决定分居。

After many arguments, they decided to ___separate and live apart.