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severed

severed is the simple past and past participle of sever.

Meaning of sever

Verb

sever (third-person singular simple present severs, present participle severing, simple past and past participle severed)

  1. (transitive) To cut free.
    • After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
    Synonyms:
    hew
  2. (intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
    • No more can I be seuered from your side1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. (intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
    • The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 9:4
  4. To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.
    • sever an estate in joint tenancy1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC

Adjective

severed (not comparable)

  1. Separated, cut off or broken apart.
    • a severed limb

Words formed from severed

Questions about severed

What does severed mean?
Severed means separated, cut off or broken apart.
What is severed the simple past and past participle of?
Severed is the simple past and past participle of sever.
What part of speech is severed?
Severed is an adjective.

Words near severed in the dictionary

  1. severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
  2. severe gale
  3. severe gales
  4. severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy
  5. severe tea
  6. severed
  7. severely
  8. severence
  9. severeness
  10. severenesses
  11. severer

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