section
🇺🇸
/ˈsekʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˈsekʃn/
noun
A1
a part of something that is divided
This section of the road is closed for repairs.
A2
a separate piece that can be put together to make a whole
The furniture comes in sections that you put together.
A1
a part of a book, document, or website
Write your name in the first section of the form.
B1
a group within a larger group of people
This section of the community needs more help.
R
a department in an organization
She works in the marketing section of the company.
R
an area of a town or city
We live in the quiet section of the city.
R
a piece of land equal to one square mile
He owns a section of farmland in the valley.
R
a drawing that shows the inside of something
The diagram shows a section through the building.
R
the act of cutting something in surgery
The doctor did a section to remove the tumor.
R
a thin piece of tissue for microscope study
They examined a tissue section under the microscope.
verb
R
to cut body tissue
The surgeon will section the damaged tissue.
R
to cut tissue into thin slices for study
They section the sample to look at it closely.
R
to send someone to a mental hospital by law
They had to section him for his own safety.
translation
a part of something that is divided; a separate piece that can be put together to make a whole; a part of a book, document, or website; a group within a larger group of people; a department in an organization; an area of a town or city; a piece of land equal to one square mile; a drawing that shows the inside of something; the act of cutting something in surgery; a thin piece of tissue for microscope study
to cut body tissue; to cut tissue into thin slices for study; to send someone to a mental hospital by law
Word Forms
Plural
sections
Progressive
sectioning
Past
sectioned
Perfect
sectioned
3rd Present
sections