sew

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English siwian, from Proto-Germanic *siwjan, from Proto-Indo-European *sīw-. Cognate with Danish sy, Russian шить, Swedish sy.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /səʊ/
• (US) IPA: /soʊ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Homophones: so, soh, sow (sense 2)

[edit] Verb

to sew (third-person singular simple present sews, present participle sewing, simple past sewed, past participle sewn or sewed)

1. (transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.

   Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.

2. (intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.

[edit] Synonyms

• stitch

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of esw
• Wes, we's