Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side (=recognized that it was partly funny).saw1 verbsaw2 nounsaw3 verb
sawsaw1 /sɔː $ sɒː/ verb 
VERB TABLE
saw
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | saw |
| he, she, it | saws | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sawed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sawn, sawed (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has sawn, sawed (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sawn, sawed (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will saw |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sawn, sawed (AmE) |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am sawing |
| he, she, it | is sawing | |
| you, we, they | are sawing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was sawing |
| you, we, they | were sawing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sawing |
| he, she, it | has been sawing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sawing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sawing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sawing |
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side (=recognized that it was partly funny). The robbers were armed with sawn-off shotguns (=ones that have been made shorter, so the balls go in different directions).
the past tense of see Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side (=recognized that it was partly funny). The robbers were armed with sawn-off shotguns (=ones that have been made shorter, so the balls go in different directions).· He has grown since I last saw him.
· A local carpenter cut the wood to size.
saw1 verbsaw2 nounsaw3 verb
sawsaw2 ●●○ noun [countable] WORD ORIGINsaw2
Origin:
Old English saguEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A metal L-shaped guide holds the work underneath a very thin saw blade, held between metal uprights.
- Albert stated, shook his head, and revved up the saw.
- All you hear now is the buzzing of those saws.
- In sum, their experience reverses the old saw about immigration and prosperity.
- Now, over there are wheelbarrows, rakes, pitchforks, saws, the lot.
- Their versatility means a circular saw is not always needed.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY That reminds me of the old saw about being careful about what you wish for.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side (=recognized that it was partly funny). The robbers were armed with sawn-off shotguns (=ones that have been made shorter, so the balls go in different directions).
1 That reminds me of the old saw about being careful about what you wish for. Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side (=recognized that it was partly funny). The robbers were armed with sawn-off shotguns (=ones that have been made shorter, so the balls go in different directions).· He has grown since I last saw him.
· A local carpenter cut the wood to size.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Their versatility means a circular saw is not always needed.· A circular saw screeched and the smell of fresh sawdust was everywhere.· The spikes can destroy a chainsaw or circular saw.· If you already own a jigsaw and circular saw, the Cut Saw is probably not for you.
· In sum, their experience reverses the old saw about immigration and prosperity.· How like you to produce that old saw out of your bag of tricks!· Now that is no joke because one of these big old saws can weigh the best part of half a ton.· Which brings to mind that old saw about being careful what you wish for...
NOUN· A metal L-shaped guide holds the work underneath a very thin saw blade, held between metal uprights.· Check the saw blade with a square to make sure.
· He knows everything there is to know about chain saws.· At 100 decibels, the level produced by a chain saw or pneumatic drill, the allowable exposure is three hours.· The chain saws then started like angry bees.· With handlers using chain saws on the anesthetized 4, 500-pound females, the 18-inch horns were cut back to six inches.· Since I had the chain saw already out, I cut up a couple more logs.
· The town brook, now covered over, became a source of energy for saw mills and other trades.· No buzzing saw mills, no electric milking machines humming away.· I turned into Hospital Street, past Plotnikoff's large saw mills, then came to Callender's bakery.· It is situated just beyond the saw mill and by the side of the canal, from which it draws water.· As well as flour production, power was taken off to drive cider making equipment, a threshing machine and a saw mill.
a tool that you use for cutting wood. It has a flat blade with an edge cut into many V shapes.2a short familiar phrase or sentence that is considered to contain some truth about life SYN proverb, saying: That reminds me of the old saw about being careful about what you wish for.saw1 verbsaw2 nounsaw3 verb
sawsaw3 ●●○ verb (past tense sawed, past participle sawn /sɔːn $ sɒːn/ or sawed American English) [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLE
saw
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | saw |
| he, she, it | saws | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sawed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sawn, sawed (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has sawn, sawed (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sawn, sawed (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will saw |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sawn, sawed (AmE) |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am sawing |
| he, she, it | is sawing | |
| you, we, they | are sawing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was sawing |
| you, we, they | were sawing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sawing |
| he, she, it | has been sawing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sawing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sawing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sawing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- It took all morning to saw up the logs.
- We had to saw the wood to the right length, and then nail the pieces together.
THESAURUS
to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors: · Do you want me to cut the cake?· He cut off the lower branches.
to quickly cut something, especially using scissors: · I snipped the label off.· The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife: · He slit the envelope open with a penknife.· She slit through the plastic covering.
to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut: · Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.· He tried to slash his wrists.
to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): · Saw the wood to the correct length.
to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: · Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.· They chopped down the old tree.· finely chopped onion
to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: · I’ll slice the cucumber.· Slice the bread thinly.
to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: · First dice the apple into cubes.
to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: · Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: · I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: · Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: · A gardener was mowing the lawn.
(also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater: · He was trimming his beard.· Trim the excess fat off the meat.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side (=recognized that it was partly funny). The robbers were armed with sawn-off shotguns (=ones that have been made shorter, so the balls go in different directions).
to cut something using a saw: Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side (=recognized that it was partly funny). The robbers were armed with sawn-off shotguns (=ones that have been made shorter, so the balls go in different directions).· He has grown since I last saw him.
· A local carpenter cut the wood to size.
She was in the backyard sawing logs.saw through He sawed through a power cable by mistake.► see thesaurus at cutsaw at something phrasal verb to cut something with a repeated backwards and forwards movement: He sawed at the loaf with a blunt knife.saw something ↔ off phrasal verb to remove something by cutting it off with a saw: We sawed off the dead branches.saw something ↔ up phrasal verb to cut something into many pieces, using a saw: The tree was cut down and sawn up for logs.- London Assembly
- London Bankers' Clearing House
- London Blitz
- London Bridge
- London Central Mosque
- London City Airport
- London Coliseum
- Londonderry
- Londoner
- London Eye
- London, Jack
- London Library
- London Marathon
- London Palladium
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- London Regional Transport
- London School of Economics
- London Season
- London Symphony Orchestra
- London Transport
- London University
- London weighting
- London Zoo
- lone
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