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Detailed Synonyms for sever in English

sever:

to sever verb (severs, severed, severing)

  1. to sever
    to adjourn; to break down; to sever
    • adjourn verb (adjourns, adjourned, adjourning)
    • break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • sever verb (severs, severed, severing)
  2. to sever
    to divide; to divorce; to separate; to cleave; to sever; to part; to crack
    • divide verb (divides, divided, dividing)
    • divorce verb (divorces, divorced, divorcing)
    • separate verb (separates, separated, separating)
    • cleave verb (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • sever verb (severs, severed, severing)
    • part verb (parts, parted, parting)
    • crack verb (cracks, cracked, cracking)
    to split
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    • split verb (splits, split, splitting)
  3. to sever
    – cut off from a whole 1
    to sever; discerp; lop
    – cut off from a whole 1
    • sever verb (severs, severed, severing)
      • His head was severed from his body1
    • discerp verb
      • The soul discerped from the body1
    • lop verb
  4. to sever
    – set or keep apart 1
    to sever; to break up
    – set or keep apart 1
    • sever verb (severs, severed, severing)
      • sever a relationship1
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)

Conjugations for sever:

present
  1. sever
  2. sever
  3. severs
  4. sever
  5. sever
  6. sever
simple past
  1. severed
  2. severed
  3. severed
  4. severed
  5. severed
  6. severed
present perfect
  1. have severed
  2. have severed
  3. has severed
  4. have severed
  5. have severed
  6. have severed
past continuous
  1. was severing
  2. were severing
  3. was severing
  4. were severing
  5. were severing
  6. were severing
future
  1. shall sever
  2. will sever
  3. will sever
  4. shall sever
  5. will sever
  6. will sever
continuous present
  1. am severing
  2. are severing
  3. is severing
  4. are severing
  5. are severing
  6. are severing
subjunctive
  1. be severed
  2. be severed
  3. be severed
  4. be severed
  5. be severed
  6. be severed
diverse
  1. sever!
  2. let's sever!
  3. severed
  4. severing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "sever":

  1. cut off from a whole1
    • His head was severed from his body1
  2. set or keep apart1
    • sever a relationship1