sever
verb (used with object)
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
has severed
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present perfectof sever (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In recent years, North Korea has severed ties with the South.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mexico has severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador after Ecuadorean police officers on Friday arrested Jorge Glas, an Ecuadorean politician who had been granted refuge in Mexico’s embassy in Quito.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
An NBC News spokesperson said in a statement that it has severed ties with Ms. Al-Azza, adding that she began working for the network after the Oct.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Sixty-plus years later, the school has severed affiliation with the church, the neighborhood has evolved and there’s a more progressive view on colonialism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
His first blow has severed the mitre labelled “assumption,” and the pastoral staff, inscribed “impudence,” with which the victim vainly endeavours to defend himself.
From English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. by Graham Everitt
