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sever
sev·er S0296000 (sĕv′ər)tr.v. sev·ered, sev·er·ing, sev·ers 1. To cut off (a part) from a whole: severed the branch from the tree.2. To divide into parts; break or interrupt: sever a cord; severed the army's supply lines.3. To break up (a relationship, for example); dissolve. See Synonyms at separate.
[Middle English severen, from Anglo-Norman severer, from Vulgar Latin *sēperāre, from Latin sēparāre; see separate.]sever (ˈsɛvə) vb1. to put or be put apart; separate2. to divide or be divided into parts3. (tr) to break off or dissolve (a tie, relationship, etc)[C14 severen, from Old French severer, from Latin sēparāre to separate]sev•er (ˈsɛv ər)
v. -ered, -er•ing. v.t. 1. to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting. 2. to divide into parts, esp. forcibly; cleave. 3. to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.). v.i. 4. to become separated or divided. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French sev(e)rer to separate] sever
Past participle: severed
Gerund: severing
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| I sever | | you sever | | he/she/it severs | | we sever | | you sever | | they sever |
| Preterite |
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| I severed | | you severed | | he/she/it severed | | we severed | | you severed | | they severed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am severing | | you are severing | | he/she/it is severing | | we are severing | | you are severing | | they are severing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have severed | | you have severed | | he/she/it has severed | | we have severed | | you have severed | | they have severed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was severing | | you were severing | | he/she/it was severing | | we were severing | | you were severing | | they were severing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had severed | | you had severed | | he/she/it had severed | | we had severed | | you had severed | | they had severed |
| Future |
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| I will sever | | you will sever | | he/she/it will sever | | we will sever | | you will sever | | they will sever |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have severed | | you will have severed | | he/she/it will have severed | | we will have severed | | you will have severed | | they will have severed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be severing | | you will be severing | | he/she/it will be severing | | we will be severing | | you will be severing | | they will be severing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been severing | | you have been severing | | he/she/it has been severing | | we have been severing | | you have been severing | | they have been severing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been severing | | you will have been severing | | he/she/it will have been severing | | we will have been severing | | you will have been severing | | they will have been severing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been severing | | you had been severing | | he/she/it had been severing | | we had been severing | | you had been severing | | they had been severing |
| Conditional |
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| I would sever | | you would sever | | he/she/it would sever | | we would sever | | you would sever | | they would sever |
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| I would have severed | | you would have severed | | he/she/it would have severed | | we would have severed | | you would have severed | | they would have severed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | sever - set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"break updisunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"lop, sever, discerp - cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body" | | 2. | sever - cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"lop, discerpcut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"sever, break up - set or keep apart; "sever a relationship" |
seververb1. cut, separate, split, part, divide, rend, detach, disconnect, cleave, bisect, disunite, cut in two, sunder, disjoin Oil was still gushing from the severed fuel line.
cut unite, join, link, connect, attach, fix together2. discontinue, terminate, break off, abandon, dissolve, put an end to, dissociate He was able to sever all emotional bonds to his family.
discontinue continue, maintain, upholdseververbTo separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:carve, cleave, cut, dissever, slice, slit, split.Translationssever (ˈsevə) verb1. to put an end to. He severed relations with his family. 斷絕 断绝2. to cut or break off. His arm was severed in the accident. 切斷 切断ˈseverance noun 斷絕，切斷 断绝，切断 sever
sever ties with (someone or something)To cease associating, working, or communicating with someone or something. Sarah severed ties with her family when she was only 17. We decided to sever ties with the company after their horse-meat scandal became public knowledge.See also: sever, tiesever ties with someoneFig. to end a relationship or agreement suddenly or completely. The company severed its ties with the dishonest employee. John has severed all ties with his parents.See also: sever, tieSever
Sever (The North), a literary, artistic, and sociopolitical journal, organ of the Writers’ Unions of the RSFSR, Karelian ASSR, and Komi ASSR, and the writers’ organizations of Arkhangelsk and Vologda. Sever has been published monthly in Petrozavodsk since 1940; from 1940 to 1965 it appeared under the name Na rubezhe (On the Border). The principal sections of the journal are devoted to prose, poetry, publicistic writing, and literary criticism. Sever has published works by A. Prokof’ev, G. Fish, V. Saianov, M. Dudin, V. Belov, O. Fokina, and a number of Finnish writers (in Russian translation). Circulation, 19,000 (1974). Sever
Related to Sever: server, Sever diseaseTO SEVER, practice. When defendants who are sued jointly have separate defences, they may in general sever, that is, each one rely on his own separate defence; each may plead severally and insist on his own separate plea. See Severance. sever
severTo separate, as when the mineral interests are severed from the surface rights in real property. sever
Related to sever: server, Sever diseaseSynonyms for seververb cutSynonyms- cut
- separate
- split
- part
- divide
- rend
- detach
- disconnect
- cleave
- bisect
- disunite
- cut in two
- sunder
- disjoin
Antonyms- unite
- join
- link
- connect
- attach
- fix together
verb discontinueSynonyms- discontinue
- terminate
- break off
- abandon
- dissolve
- put an end to
- dissociate
AntonymsSynonyms for seververb to separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrumentSynonyms- carve
- cleave
- cut
- dissever
- slice
- slit
- split
Synonyms for seververb set or keep apartSynonymsRelated Words- disunite
- separate
- part
- divide
- lop
- sever
- discerp
verb cut off from a wholeSynonymsRelated Words |