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severity [sıˈverıtı] N

severe [sıˈvıə] ADJ

4. severe:

▶ severely ADV

I . several [ˈsevərəl] PRON

II . several [ˈsevərəl] ADJ

sincerely [sınˈsıəlı] ADV

I . sever [ˈsevə] VB trans

II . sever [ˈsevə] VB intr

seventy [ˈsevəntı] N ADJ

I . reverend [ˈrevərənd] ADJ

II . reverend [ˈrevərənd] N

reverent [ˈrevərənt] ADJ

seventeen [ˌsevənˈtiːn] N ADJ

leisurely [ˈleʒəlı; ˈliːʒəlı] ADJ ADV

severance pay [ˈsevərəns ...] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He succeeded in delivering the orders despite concentrated enemy fire which severely wounded him and caused the loss of his right arm.
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This severely weakened the church and spiritual life declined.
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In jumping from a moving freight train, he severely injured an ankle; the injury troubled him for the rest of his life.
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They continued to use the rest of it until it was severely damaged in a 1955 fire.
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The right to strike is so severely limited that stringent that striking is effectively all but impossible.
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The most severely affected area was the industrial city of zmit.
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The train driver and guard were severely injured, but ultimately recovered.
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Though he was severely under-appreciated during his time, many of his creations are now regarded as classic characters.
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The port's barracks and other buildings and much of the surrounding town were severely damaged.
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The bow quickly sank vertically, while the severely damaged 30-meter high stern drifted for another hundred meters before sinking.
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