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seversever /ˈsɛvɚ/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYseverOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French severer, from Latin separare; ➔ SEPARATE2 VERB TABLEsever |
| Present | I, you, we, they | sever | | he, she, it | severs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | severed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have severed | | he, she, it | has severed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had severed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sever | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have severed |
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| Present | I | am severing | | he, she, it | is severing | | you, we, they | are severing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was severing | | you, we, they | were severing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been severing | | he, she, it | has been severing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been severing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be severing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been severing |
► sever ... ties with She wanted to sever all ties with (=have no more contact with) her family. THESAURUSpiece of something► THESAURUS to separate something by cutting it from the main part: We had to cut off some of the lower branches. ► amputate formal to cut off someone’s arm, leg, foot, etc. in a medical operation: The foot became infected and had to be amputated. ► sever formal to cut off a part of someone’s body in an accident or an attack: Her hand was severed in the accident. 1to cut through something completely, separating it into two parts, or separating a smaller part from the whole: Martin’s hand was severed in the accident. The bullet severed a main artery.► see thesaurus at cut12to end a relationship with someone, or a connection with something: She wanted to sever all ties with (=have no more contact with) her family. |