- separated from the whole or divided into parts, as by cutting or the like:The severed cables belonged to two internet companies.
- (of ties or a relationship) broken off or dissolved: One of the greatest tragedies we see in our work is the severed relationships between those in need and their family and friends.
- (of an estate, titles of a statute, etc.) divided into parts: A practice known as severed property, or split estates, allows developers to keep or obtain mineral rights underneath privately owned land.
- the simple past tense and past participle of sever.
