sunder
verb/ˈsʌndə(r)/
/ˈsʌndər/
(formal or literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sunder | /ˈsʌndə(r)/ /ˈsʌndər/ |
| he / she / it sunders | /ˈsʌndəz/ /ˈsʌndərz/ |
| past simple sundered | /ˈsʌndəd/ /ˈsʌndərd/ |
| past participle sundered | /ˈsʌndəd/ /ˈsʌndərd/ |
| -ing form sundering | /ˈsʌndərɪŋ/ /ˈsʌndərɪŋ/ |
- sunder something/somebody (from something/somebody) to split or break something/somebody apart, especially by force see also asunderWord Originlate Old English sundrian; related to German sondern.
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