Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from
別れていたものが、また一つになる。What had been separated becomes one again.
2. to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce
いつ、お母さんはお父さんと別れたの。When did Mom separate from Dad?
3. to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved