sever
US: /ˈsɛvɝ/
UK: /sˈɛvɐ/
UK: /sˈɛvɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
sever /'sevə/
- động từ
- chia rẽ, tách ra
- sea sever England from France: biển ngăn cách nước Anh và nước Pháp
- to sever friends: chia rẽ bạn bè
- cắt đứt
- to sever relations with a country: cắt đứt quan hệ với một nước
- chia rẽ, tách ra
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN] (formal)
1 ~ sth (from sth) to cut sth into two pieces; to cut sth off sth: to sever a rope + a severed artery + His hand was severed from his arm.
2 to completely end a relationship or all communication with sb: The two countries have severed all diplomatic links. + to sever relations / ties / connections + She has severed all contact with her family.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 cut off or apart or in two, lop or chop or hew or hack off, slice or shear off, cleave, dock, bob, dissever, split, separate, divide, disjoin, detach, disconnect:
The animal's foot was severed by the trap.
2 separate, disunite, dissolve, break off or up, terminate, end, cease, stop, discontinue, suspend, abandon, put an end to:
The final divorce decree severed us from one another once and for all.
Concise English dictionary
severs|severed|severing'sevə(r)
verb
+set or keep apart
+cut off from a whole
