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Detailed Synonyms for severing in English

severing:

severing [the ~] nom

  1. the severing
    the tearing loose; the break off; the severing; the interrupting; the tearing off
  2. the severing
    – the act of severing 1
    the severance; the severing
    – the act of severing 1

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Related Definitions for "severing":

  1. the act of severing1

severing form of sever:

to sever verbe (severs, severed, severing)

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