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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.
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.
: to put or keep apart : divide. especially : to remove (something, such as a part) by or as if by cutting. intransitive verb. : to become separated. Synonyms. break up. decouple. disassociate. disconnect. disjoint. dissever. dissociate. disunite. divide. divorce. part. ramify. resolve.
Severed definition: separated from the whole or divided into parts, as by cutting or the like. See examples of SEVERED used in a sentence.
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.
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.
6 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.
Definition of sever verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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."
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like. to divide into parts, especially forcibly; cleave. to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.). Law. to divide into parts; disunite (an estate, titles of a statute, etc.). to distinguish; discriminate between.
