section

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈsekʃn/

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part/piece

[countable] any of the parts into which something is divided

section of something That section of the road is still closed.
the tail section of the plane
The library has a large biology section.

of document/book

[countable] a separate part of a document, book, etc.

These issues will be discussed more fully in the next section.
the sports section of the newspaper
The report has a section on accidents at work.
The book is divided into four sections.
It is difficult to navigate from one section of the site to another.
Feel free to add your own ideas in the comments section.
the previous/following/final section
Section by section, this essay examines and explores the key terms.

Extra Examples

I skipped the section on garden design.
The book is divided into chapters, sections, and sub-sections.
The new edition of the dictionary adds a section on phrasal verbs.
The case was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Section 3 applies to clauses which restrict liability.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

opening
concluding
final
…

verb + section

dedicate
devote
add
…

section + noun

leader
manager

preposition

in a/the section
in sections
under section
…

phrases

a section of society

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group of people

[countable] a separate group within a larger group of people

section of something an issue that will affect large sections of the population
the brass section of an orchestra
an area populated largely by the poorer sections of society
The way he's been treated by certain sections of the media is despicable.
We've had meetings with all sections of the community.

of organization

[countable] a department in an organization, institution, etc. synonym division

He's the director of the finance section.
the section of the company dealing with customer services

Extra Examples

He works in the embassy's political section.
Which section of the company are you working in?
The completed forms are passed to the personnel section for verification.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

opening
concluding
final
…

verb + section

dedicate
devote
add
…

section + noun

leader
manager

preposition

in a/the section
in sections
under section
…

phrases

a section of society

See full entry

district

[countable] (North American English) a district of a town, city or county

the Dorchester section of Boston
one of the city’s most affluent sections

measurement

[countable] (North American English) a measure of land, equal to one square mile

diagram

[countable] a drawing or diagram of something as it would look if it were cut from top to bottom or from one side to the other

section through something The illustration shows a section through a leaf.
in section The architect drew the house in section.

medical

[countable, uncountable] (medical) the act of cutting or separating something in an operation

The surgeon performed a section (= made a cut) on the vein.

section

verb

/ˈsekʃn/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they section	/ˈsekʃn/ /ˈsekʃn/
he / she / it sections	/ˈsekʃnz/ /ˈsekʃnz/
past simple sectioned	/ˈsekʃnd/ /ˈsekʃnd/
past participle sectioned	/ˈsekʃnd/ /ˈsekʃnd/
-ing form sectioning	/ˈsekʃənɪŋ/ /ˈsekʃənɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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medical/biology

section something (medical) to divide body tissue by cutting

section something (biology) to cut animal or plant tissue into thin slices in order to look at it under a microscope

mental patient

[often passive] (British English) to officially order a mentally ill person to go and receive treatment in a psychiatric hospital, using a law that can force them to stay there until they are successfully treated

be sectioned A few hours before he committed suicide he had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

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Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from French section or Latin sectio(n-), from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.