sever

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/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɛvə(r)

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.

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3. (intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
   • Bible, Exodus ix. 4

     The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.

   • Macaulay

     They claimed the right of severing in their challenge.

4. (law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.

   to sever an estate in joint tenancy

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Further reading

• sever in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sever in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• sever at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• 'verse, -verse, reves, serve, veers, verse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvɛr/

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Noun

sever m

1. north

Further reading

• sever in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• sever in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sēfar, from Proto-Germanic *saifraz.

Noun

sêver n

1. drool, saliva

Further reading

• “sever”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): sjȅver
• (Ijekavian): śȅver

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sȅver m (Cyrillic spelling се̏вер)

1. (uncountable) north

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvɛr/

Noun

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

1. North

   na sever

   to the north

   na severe

   in the north

   na sever od Ontaria

   (moving) north of Ontario

Further reading

• sever in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

séver m inan (genitive sévera, uncountable)

1. north

Verb

sever

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

See also

• sever sevmez