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

他们去年决定分居。

They decided to ___separate last year.

他们分居后，孩子们和母亲一起生活。

After they ___separated, the children lived with their mother.

许多夫妇选择在申请离婚前先分居。

Many couples choose to ___separate before filing for divorce.