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- Dictionarysevered/ˈsɛvəd/
adjective
- 1. having been cut or sliced off: "severed limbs"
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to break or separate, especially by cutting: The knife severed an artery and he bled to death. Her foot was severed from her leg in a car accident. Electricity cables have been severed by the storm. to end a connection with someone or something: The US severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961.
The meaning of SEVER is to put or keep apart : divide; especially : to remove (something, such as a part) by or as if by cutting. How to use sever in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sever.
Severed definition: separated from the whole or divided into parts, as by cutting or the like. See examples of SEVERED used in a sentence.
to break or separate, especially by cutting: The knife severed an artery and he bled to death. Her foot was severed from her leg in a car accident. Electricity cables have been severed by the storm. to end a connection with someone or something: The US severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961.
4 days ago · Definitions of severed. adjective. detached by cutting. “a severed head”. synonyms: cut off. cut. separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument.
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.
Definition of sever verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To sever something means to cut completely through it or to cut it completely off. [formal] Richardson severed his right foot in a motorbike accident. [VERB noun] ...oil still gushing from a severed fuel line. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: cut, separate, split, part More Synonyms of sever. 2. verb.
To sever something is to cut it off from the whole. If your girlfriend breaks up with you on your anniversary, you might respond by severing the blossoms off the roses you were planning to give her. (Just an idea.) Sever rhymes with ever, but it looks like the word severe, which means "harsh."
Separated, cut off or broken apart.
