section

section is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
secretary - section - secure
section is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular
section

Plural
sections
Category:Nouns
A section is cut out of this pie
  1. (countable)Category:Countable nouns A section of a thing or place is a part of it.
    The police closed one section of the road because of the accident.

Verb

Plain form
section

Third-person singular
sections

Past tense
sectioned

Past participle
sectioned

Present participle
sectioning

Category:VerbsCategory:Regular verbs
  1. (transitive)Category:Transitive verbs If you section something, you divide it into parts.
Category:Textual division
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