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Webster 1913 Edition

Sever

Sev′er

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Severed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Severing
.]
[OF.
sevrer
,
severer
, to separate, F.
sevrer
to wean, fr. L.
separare
. See
Separate
, and cf.
Several
.]
1.
To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.;
as, to
sever
the head from the body
.
The angels shall come forth, and
sever
the wicked from among the just.
Matt. xiii. 49.
2.
To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to cut through; to disjoin;
as, to
sever
the arm or leg
.
Our state can not be
severed
; we are one.
Milton.
3.
To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt.
I will
sever
in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there.
Ex. viii. 22.
4.
(Law)
To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate;
as, to
sever
an estate in joint tenancy
.
Blackstone.

Sev′er

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to be separated; to part; to separate.
Shak.
2.
To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
The Lord shall
sever
between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.
Ex. ix. 4.
They claimed the right of
severing
in their challenge.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sever

SEV'ER

,
Verb.
T.
[There may be a doubt whether sever is derived from the Latin separo. Heb. Ch. Syr. Ar. to break.]
1. To part or divide by violence; to separate by parting or rending; as, to sever the body or the arm at a single stroke.
2. To part from the rest by violence; as, to sever the head from the body.
3. To separate; to disjoin; as distinct things, but united; as the dearest friends severed by cruel necessity.
4. To separate and put in different places or orders.
The angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just.
Matt.13.
5. To disjoin; to disunite; in a general sense, but usually applying violence.
6. To keep distinct or apart.
7. In law, to disunite; to disconnect; to part possession; as, to sever a state in joint-tenacy.

SEV'ER

,
Verb.
I.
1. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
The Lord will sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.
Ex. 9.
2. To suffer disjunction; to be parted or rent assunder.

Definition 2024

Sever

Sever

See also: sever and śever

Turkish

Proper noun

Sever

  1. A male given name
  2. A female given name

sever

sever

See also: Sever and śever

English

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.
    to sever the head from the body
    • Bible, Matthew xiii. 49
      The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.
  2. (intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
  3. (intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
    The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. — Ex. ix. 4.
    They claimed the right of severing in their challenge. — Macaulay.
  4. (law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.
    to sever an estate in joint tenancy
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Blackstone to this entry?)

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ. See also German Schauer or English shower (originally) ("Cold Rain").

Pronunciation

Noun

sever m

  1. north

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sêʋer/
  • Hyphenation: se‧ver

Noun

sȅver m ‎(Cyrillic spelling се̏вер)

  1. (uncountable) north

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ.

Noun

sever m ‎(genitive singular severe, nominative plural severy, declension pattern of dub)

  1. North
    na sever
    to the north
    na severe
    in the north
    na sever od Ontária
    (moving) north of Ontario

Derived terms

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsèːʋɛr/
  • Tonal orthography: sẹ́ver

Noun

séver m inan ‎(genitive sévera, uncountable)

  1. north

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Turkish

Verb

sever

  1. second-person singular negative imperative of sevmemek
  2. second-person singular imperative of sevmek

Antonyms

See also

  • sever sevmez

Etymology

From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre ‎(“to separate”), from se- ‎(“apart”) + parāre ‎(“provide, arrange”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛv.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvə(r)

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