Sever — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

set or keep apart

cut off from a whole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛvə/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɛvɚ/.

Examples

sever a relationship
His head was severed from his body
The soul discerped from the body

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

break up discerp lop

Parts of Speech

verb	set or keep apart “sever a relationship”
verb	cut off from a whole “His head was severed from his body”

Word Forms

severance	noun	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
severing	noun	the act of severing
lopper	noun	a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trennen

festlegen oder auseinanderhalten

🇫🇷French

rompre

mettre ou garder à part

🇪🇸Spanish

cortar

separar o separar

🇮🇹Italian

recidere

impostare o tenere separati

🇳🇱Dutch

verbreken

zetten of apart houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

cortar

definir ou manter separado

🇷🇺Russian

разъединить

ставить или держать отдельно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तोड़

सेट करना या अलग रखना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছেদ

সেট বা আলাদা রাখা

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டிக்கவும்

அமைக்கவும் அல்லது ஒதுக்கி வைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడదీయండి

సెట్ లేదా వేరుగా ఉంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तोडणे

सेट करा किंवा वेगळे ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચ્છેદ

સેટ કરો અથવા અલગ રાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡಿದುಹಾಕು

ಹೊಂದಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിച്ഛേദിക്കുക

സജ്ജമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വേർതിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟਣਾ

ਸੈੱਟ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

توڑنا

سیٹ کریں یا الگ رکھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断绝

设置或分开

🇯🇵Japanese

切断する

置くか離すか

🇰🇷Korean

끊다

따로 두거나 따로 보관하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cắt đứt

đặt hoặc tách rời

🇹🇭Thai

ตัด

ตั้งหรือแยกออกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memutuskan

mengatur atau memisahkan

🇵🇭Filipino

maputol

itakda o ihiwalay

🇲🇾Malay

putuskan

tetapkan atau asingkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قطع

تعيين أو الابتعاد

🇮🇷Persian

جدا کننده

تنظیم یا جدا نگه دارید

🇹🇷Turkish

koparmak

ayarlamak veya ayrı tutmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַתֵק

להפריד או להפריד

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The primary meaning of 'sever' is 'set or keep apart'.

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Using 'sever' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sever' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sever' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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