Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to section
Participle: sectioned
Gerund: sectioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | section |
| you | section |
| he;she;it | sections |
| we | section |
| you | section |
| they | section |
Perfect
| I | have sectioned |
| you | have sectioned |
| he;she;it | has sectioned |
| we | have sectioned |
| you | have sectioned |
| they | have sectioned |
Past
| I | sectioned |
| you | sectioned |
| he;she;it | sectioned |
| we | sectioned |
| you | sectioned |
| they | sectioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had sectioned |
| you | had sectioned |
| he;she;it | had sectioned |
| we | had sectioned |
| you | had sectioned |
| they | had sectioned |
Future
| I | will section |
| you | will section |
| he;she;it | will section |
| we | will section |
| you | will section |
| they | will section |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sectioned |
| you | will have sectioned |
| he;she;it | will have sectioned |
| we | will have sectioned |
| you | will have sectioned |
| they | will have sectioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | section |
| you | section |
| he;she;it | section |
| we | section |
| you | section |
| they | section |
Perfect
| I | have sectioned |
| you | have sectioned |
| he;she;it | have sectioned |
| we | have sectioned |
| you | have sectioned |
| they | have sectioned |
Imperfect
| I | sectioned |
| you | sectioned |
| he;she;it | sectioned |
| we | sectioned |
| you | sectioned |
| they | sectioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had sectioned |
| you | had sectioned |
| he;she;it | had sectioned |
| we | had sectioned |
| you | had sectioned |
| they | had sectioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would section |
| you | would section |
| he;she;it | would section |
| we | would section |
| you | would section |
| they | would section |
Perfect
| I | would have sectioned |
| you | would have sectioned |
| he;she;it | would have sectioned |
| we | would have sectioned |
| you | would have sectioned |
| they | would have sectioned |
Imperative
| you | section |
| we | Let's section |
| you | section |
Verbs conjugated like 'section'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'section'
suction,
action,
auction,
mention,
paction,
resection,
sanction,
sealion,
session,
station,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to split into two or more parts
- becut, discerp, disintegrate, dispart, dissever, divide, divorce, part, partition, piecemeal, rescind, sever, split, split up, sunder
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English seccioun, from Old French section, from Latin sectiō (“cutting, cutting off, excision, amputation of diseased parts of the body, etc.”), from sectus, past participle of secāre (“to cut”). More at saw. See: Latin '
sectiō'.
Sample Sentences
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Overlap spans and neutral sections have been provided at intervals along the line, which is thus sectioned electrically, not only at the feeder station and track sectioning cabins, but also by switches at certain overlap spans. [1959 June 26, “Clacton and Walton Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 379:]
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Tribunals were set up as watchdogs in cases of compulsory detention (sectioning). […] Informal patients, however, could be sectioned, and this was often a fear of patients once they were in hospital. [1998, Diana Gittins, Madness in its Place: Narratives of Severalls Hospital, 1913-1997, Routledge, →ISBN, page 45:]
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The doctor then sectioned her, making her an involuntary patient, and had her moved to a secure ward. [a. 2000, Lucy Johnstone, Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Psychiatric Practice, Second edition, Routledge, published 2000, →ISBN, page xiv:]
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After explaining that for 7 years, from ’88 to ’95, I was permanently sectioned under the Mental Health act, robbed of my freedom, my integrity, my rights, I wrote at the time;- […] [2006, Mairi Colme, A Divine Dance of Madness, Chipmunkapublishing, →ISBN, page 5:]
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"But if she's gone into active labour she could be bleeding massively and you may have to section her there and then." [2012, Anne Fraser, St. Piran's: Daredevil, Doctor...Dad!, Harlequin, page 16:]
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You may hear a physician say, "I don't want to section her until the baby declares itself." [2008, Murray et al, Labor and Delivery Nursing: Guide to Evidence-Based Practice, Springer Publishing Company, page 57]