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Meanings of sever in English

Portuguese
podar
Catalan
esporgar
Spanish
podar

Cut off from a whole.

        podar
        Portuguese
        apartar-se
        Catalan
        esporgar
        Spanish
        terminar

        Set or keep apart.

              apartar-se
              Usage of sever in English
              1
              Two former U.S. sanctions officials said the deal did sever Deripaska's control.
              Reuters
              2
              Visiting Berlin, Mr Olmert urged Germany to sever diplomatic ties with Iran.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Without a word, he positioned his scalpel to sever the great vessels.
              Gravity
              4
              They were both happy to sever the knot a few years later.
              The Shelters of Stone
              5
              Better sever the relation at once and be done with the matter.
              Lessons in Life, for All Who Will Read Them
              6
              If I choose the wrong one, I could sever one of them.
              Altered
              7
              She finds it hard to sever the ties of time and love.
              Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green
              8
              It was an easy shot now and he felt the cartilage sever.
              The old man and the sea
              9
              The birth-pains cement a love it requires a harsh wrench to sever.
              Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners)
              10
              If the file sharers persist, the ISPs would sever their Internet connection.
              Reuters
              11
              Your mission is to sever the line between Decabalus and his allies.
              Imperatrix
              12
              Are the test server bp's going to merge with the regular sever?
              Wired
              13
              He was also determined to sever the link between sales and aftersales.
              The Irish Times
              14
              I will not be the one to sever you from my side.
              Eugene Aram — Volume 05
              15
              A few more blows would sever the last connecting grapple of ice.
              Through the Air to the North Pole / Or, The Wonderful Cruise of ...
              16
              A one-off payment to sever its ties to Meinl Bank also weighed.
              Reuters
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              Translations for sever
              Sever through the time
              Sever across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common