severed (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛvərd/
Definition
Cut off or separated by cutting.
Examples
The sword severed the knight's head from his body.
She accidentally severed a nerve during the surgery.
The rope snapped, and the boat was severed from the dock.
How to Use severed
- sever ties (collocation)
- To end a relationship or connection with someone or something. — "She decided to sever ties with her old business partners."
- sever relations (collocation)
- To stop communicating or interacting formally with another country or group. — "The government voted to sever relations with the neighboring state."
- sever from (prepositional phrase)
- To cut or separate something from a larger whole. — "The surgeon carefully severed the tumor from the healthy tissue."
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