hem

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

A sound uttered in imitation of clearing the throat

[edit] Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ɛm

[edit] Interjection

hem!

Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

[edit] See also

ahem
haw

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English hem, hemm, in turn from Old English hemm and related to Middle High German hemmen (“to hem in”), Old Norse hemja (“to hem in, restrain”). The Proto-Indo-European root gave rise also to Armenian քամել (k'amel, “to press, wring”) and Russian ком (kom, “lump”).

[edit] Noun

A stitched hem.

Drawing of a sheet metal hem.

hem (plural hems)

(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
A rim or margin of something.
In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.

[edit] Translations

border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together

Czech: lem (cs) m.
Finnish: päärme (fi), palle (fi), helma (fi)
French: ourlet (fr) m.
German: Saum (de) m.
Greek: στρίφωμα (el) (strifoma) n.
Icelandic: faldur (is) m.
Italian: orlo (it) m.

Pashto: لمن (ps) (lamən) f.
Portuguese: bainha (pt) f.
Russian: подшитый (ru) край (ru) m.
Scottish Gaelic: fàitheam (gd) m.
Serbo-Croatian: rub, porub

rim or margin

Czech: obruba (cs) f.
Finnish: helma (fi)

Pashto: لمن (ps) (lamən) f.

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Spanish: dobladillo m., ruedo m., bastilla f.

[edit] Verb

hem (third-person singular simple present hems, present participle hemming, simple past and past participle hemmed)

(intransitive) (in sewing) To make a hem.
(intransitive) (in speaking) To make a sound like hem (usually coupled with "haw" as in "hemmed and hawed.")
(transitive): To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
(transitive): To surround something or someone in a confining way.

[edit] Translations

to make a hem

Finnish: päärmätä (fi), paltata (fi)

to make a sound like "hem"

Finnish: hymähtää (fi) (once), hymähdellä (fi) (repeatedly)

to put hem on an article of clothing

Dutch: zomen (nl)
Finnish: päärmätä (fi), paltata (fi)
French: ourler (fr)

German: säumen (de)
Icelandic: falda (is)
Portuguese: fazer a bainha de

to surround something or someone in a confining way

Czech: lemovat (cs)
Finnish: ympäröidä (fi)
German: einengen (de)

Portuguese: cercar (pt)

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[edit] Etymology 3

Old English him, heom, originally a dative plural form but in Middle English coming to serve as an accusative plural as well.

[edit] Pronoun

hem

Obsolete form of 'em.

[edit] Anagrams

meh

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Verb

hem

First-person plural present indicative form of haver.

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Dutch hem, from Old Dutch himo, from Proto-Germanic *himmai.

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /ɦɛm/

[edit] Pronoun

hem

(personal) Third-person singular, masculine, objective: him.

Stuur dat maar naar hem. — Send that to him.

[edit] Declension

Dutch personal pronouns

	subject		object		possessive			reflexive
singular	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	ik	'k¹	mij	me	mijn	m'n¹	mijne	me
2nd person	jij	je	jou	je	jouw	je	jouwe	je
2nd person dialectal	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	zich
3rd person masculine	hij	ie¹	hem	'm¹	zijn	z'n¹	zijne	zich
3rd person feminine	zij	ze	haar	'r¹, d'r¹	haar	'r¹, d'r¹	hare	zich
3rd person neuter	het	't¹	het	't¹	zijn	z'n¹	zijne	zich
plural
1st person	wij	we	ons	–	ons, onze²	–	onze	ons
2nd person	jullie	je	jullie	je	jullie	je	–	je
2nd person dialectal	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	zich
3rd person	zij	ze	hen³, hun⁴	ze	hun	–	hunne	zich
¹⁾ Not as common in written language. ²⁾ Inflected as an adjective.				³⁾ In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). ⁴⁾ In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative).

[edit] Latin

[edit] Interjection

hem!

eh?, well well! (expressing surprise)

[edit] Related terms

ehem

[edit] Middle English

[edit] Pronoun

hem

them

[edit] Descendants

English: them

[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

hem n.

home; one's dwelling place, as in a house or a more general geographical place; the abiding place of the affections.

[edit] Declension

Declension of hem

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hem	hemmet	hem	hemmen
genitive	hems	hemmets	hems	hemmens

[edit] Adverb

hem

to one's home

[edit] See also

[edit] Turkish

[edit] Etymology

From Persian هم (ham).

[edit] Adverb

hem

and also

hem

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[edit] Etymology 1

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[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

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[edit] Verb

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[edit] Related terms

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Pronoun

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[edit] Catalan

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Pronoun

[edit] Declension

[edit] Latin

[edit] Interjection

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Middle English

[edit] Pronoun

[edit] Descendants

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

[edit] Declension

[edit] Adverb

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Adverb

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