sever
verb (used with object)
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
severs
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present tense formof sever (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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For LGBTQ+ Christians, it can be a spiritual one, a forced concealment that severs them from authentic relationships with communities they love and were raised in, and with God.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Aside from providing some comic relief, Fennell’s revision also fast-tracks the marriage plot that severs Cathy and Heathcliff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
But Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they already offer solutions that address concerns about digital sovereignty, solutions which store data on severs in the clients' country or region, not in the US.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
It follows workers at a megacorporation who submit to a procedure that severs their work memories from their personal ones, and it gets wildly weird.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025
In the Greek myth of Prometheus the gift of fire forever severs humankind from the natural world—the burning torch is the icon of the constructed and artificial.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
