Definition of pew in English:

pew

noun pjuːpju

1A long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation.
Example sentencesExamples
- She sat in the church pews waiting for the service to begin.
- There's something about the Christmas season that defies even the most secular of societies and brings out the people to fill up church pews in normally unheard of numbers.
- Just like every other church, they have pews, pulpits and rooms.
- There was only a handful of people in the congregation, sitting on pews toward the front of the nave.
- The nave's interior is warmed by wood pews and window seats and red-oak ceilings.
- Eritrean Orthodox Churches do not have pews or chairs; most churchgoers stand for the entire period unless they are elderly or sick.
- Some traditional churches have no pews and there is never an organ because of the Orthodox belief that only the human voice is permitted in the worship of God.
- From the pews the congregation looked on with mild affection, perhaps half hearing the weighty words about trust and steadfastness.
- I miss the days of putting on Christmas plays and pageants for the masses who would huddle in gymnasiums or church pews just to see frightened little kids put on a show.
- Canon Sue Whitehouse has been under fire over proposals by her and the church council to remove pews, raise part of the nave floor, install a nave altar and introduce a grand piano at St Andrew's Church in Aysgarth.
- She talked various relatives into donating land, helping with the construction of the church, and making pews, doors and roof struts.
- When they arrived at the church the pews were filled.
- The congregation replaced stationary pews with ‘Danish modern’ wooden chairs that could be positioned in any arrangement.
- And, they add, it would recognise that the Church is gravitating away from the ailing parishes and empty pews of Europe to focus on vibrant congregations to the south.
- There was nothing unusual about groups of elegantly clad gentleman scuffling unceremoniously in order to place themselves at the head of a procession or to bag the best pews for a church service.
- Hall, who speaks in soft, measured tones, spent most of his life sitting in wooden church pews, hearing about the goodness of God.
- It is a cold, gray church with hard wooden pews, a miserable place and after briefly walking through it Sonia wants to leave.
- He chose a pew near the altar and said the Lord's Prayer over and over again until he stopped shaking.
- I remember seeing Mrs. Zito praying in the back pews of our church on Sunday afternoons when I served as an acolyte at benediction.
- They spent six months restoring the pulpit, wall panelling, lecterns, pews, tables and wall plaques to their former glory.
Synonyms
bench, long seat, settle, stall
1. 1.1 An enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshipper or group of worshippers.
  See also box pew
  Example sentencesExamples
  The director was to sit in an enclosed pew at the rear of the church.
  Due to the pews being boxed, and most of them privately owned, by 1860 there was not enough room for the non-pew-owners to come for worship.
  Soon after being seated, down the main aisle to his pew walked Mark Twain, 24 with his big head of bushy hair.
2. 1.2British informal A seat.
  ‘Take a pew. What'll you have?’
  Example sentencesExamples
  If you want to observe each and every angle of the view offered without so much as moving your feet, take a pew at the revolving café and sip a coffee while enjoying the view bit by bit.
  Be my guest, relax and take a pew: we've a lot to talk about!

Origin

Late Middle English (originally denoting a raised, enclosed place in a church, provided for particular worshippers): from Old French puye 'balcony', from Latin podia, plural of podium 'elevated place'.

Rhymes

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo

Definition of pew in US English:

pew

nounpjupyo͞o

1A long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation.
Example sentencesExamples
- There was only a handful of people in the congregation, sitting on pews toward the front of the nave.
- There was nothing unusual about groups of elegantly clad gentleman scuffling unceremoniously in order to place themselves at the head of a procession or to bag the best pews for a church service.
- The nave's interior is warmed by wood pews and window seats and red-oak ceilings.
- There's something about the Christmas season that defies even the most secular of societies and brings out the people to fill up church pews in normally unheard of numbers.
- The congregation replaced stationary pews with ‘Danish modern’ wooden chairs that could be positioned in any arrangement.
- I remember seeing Mrs. Zito praying in the back pews of our church on Sunday afternoons when I served as an acolyte at benediction.
- They spent six months restoring the pulpit, wall panelling, lecterns, pews, tables and wall plaques to their former glory.
- When they arrived at the church the pews were filled.
- Some traditional churches have no pews and there is never an organ because of the Orthodox belief that only the human voice is permitted in the worship of God.
- It is a cold, gray church with hard wooden pews, a miserable place and after briefly walking through it Sonia wants to leave.
- And, they add, it would recognise that the Church is gravitating away from the ailing parishes and empty pews of Europe to focus on vibrant congregations to the south.
- He chose a pew near the altar and said the Lord's Prayer over and over again until he stopped shaking.
- Canon Sue Whitehouse has been under fire over proposals by her and the church council to remove pews, raise part of the nave floor, install a nave altar and introduce a grand piano at St Andrew's Church in Aysgarth.
- Hall, who speaks in soft, measured tones, spent most of his life sitting in wooden church pews, hearing about the goodness of God.
- Eritrean Orthodox Churches do not have pews or chairs; most churchgoers stand for the entire period unless they are elderly or sick.
- I miss the days of putting on Christmas plays and pageants for the masses who would huddle in gymnasiums or church pews just to see frightened little kids put on a show.
- Just like every other church, they have pews, pulpits and rooms.
- From the pews the congregation looked on with mild affection, perhaps half hearing the weighty words about trust and steadfastness.
- She sat in the church pews waiting for the service to begin.
- She talked various relatives into donating land, helping with the construction of the church, and making pews, doors and roof struts.
Synonyms
bench, long seat, settle, stall
1. 1.1 An enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshiper or group of worshipers.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Soon after being seated, down the main aisle to his pew walked Mark Twain, 24 with his big head of bushy hair.
  The director was to sit in an enclosed pew at the rear of the church.
  Due to the pews being boxed, and most of them privately owned, by 1860 there was not enough room for the non-pew-owners to come for worship.
2. 1.2the pews The congregation of a church.
  the pews settled down
  Example sentencesExamples
  The lord will transfer power from the pulpit to the pews, he will only reveal himself to hungry people.

Origin

Late Middle English (originally denoting a raised, enclosed place in a church, provided for particular worshippers): from Old French puye ‘balcony’, from Latin podia, plural of podium ‘elevated place’.

单词	pew
释义	Definition of pew in English: pew noun pjuːpju 1A long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation. Example sentencesExamples She sat in the church pews waiting for the service to begin. There's something about the Christmas season that defies even the most secular of societies and brings out the people to fill up church pews in normally unheard of numbers. Just like every other church, they have pews, pulpits and rooms. There was only a handful of people in the congregation, sitting on pews toward the front of the nave. The nave's interior is warmed by wood pews and window seats and red-oak ceilings. Eritrean Orthodox Churches do not have pews or chairs; most churchgoers stand for the entire period unless they are elderly or sick. Some traditional churches have no pews and there is never an organ because of the Orthodox belief that only the human voice is permitted in the worship of God. From the pews the congregation looked on with mild affection, perhaps half hearing the weighty words about trust and steadfastness. I miss the days of putting on Christmas plays and pageants for the masses who would huddle in gymnasiums or church pews just to see frightened little kids put on a show. Canon Sue Whitehouse has been under fire over proposals by her and the church council to remove pews, raise part of the nave floor, install a nave altar and introduce a grand piano at St Andrew's Church in Aysgarth. She talked various relatives into donating land, helping with the construction of the church, and making pews, doors and roof struts. When they arrived at the church the pews were filled. The congregation replaced stationary pews with ‘Danish modern’ wooden chairs that could be positioned in any arrangement. And, they add, it would recognise that the Church is gravitating away from the ailing parishes and empty pews of Europe to focus on vibrant congregations to the south. There was nothing unusual about groups of elegantly clad gentleman scuffling unceremoniously in order to place themselves at the head of a procession or to bag the best pews for a church service. Hall, who speaks in soft, measured tones, spent most of his life sitting in wooden church pews, hearing about the goodness of God. It is a cold, gray church with hard wooden pews, a miserable place and after briefly walking through it Sonia wants to leave. He chose a pew near the altar and said the Lord's Prayer over and over again until he stopped shaking. I remember seeing Mrs. Zito praying in the back pews of our church on Sunday afternoons when I served as an acolyte at benediction. They spent six months restoring the pulpit, wall panelling, lecterns, pews, tables and wall plaques to their former glory. Synonyms bench, long seat, settle, stall 1.1 An enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshipper or group of worshippers. See also box pew Example sentencesExamples The director was to sit in an enclosed pew at the rear of the church. Due to the pews being boxed, and most of them privately owned, by 1860 there was not enough room for the non-pew-owners to come for worship. Soon after being seated, down the main aisle to his pew walked Mark Twain, 24 with his big head of bushy hair. 1.2British informal A seat. ‘Take a pew. What'll you have?’ Example sentencesExamples If you want to observe each and every angle of the view offered without so much as moving your feet, take a pew at the revolving café and sip a coffee while enjoying the view bit by bit. Be my guest, relax and take a pew: we've a lot to talk about! Origin Late Middle English (originally denoting a raised, enclosed place in a church, provided for particular worshippers): from Old French puye 'balcony', from Latin podia, plural of podium 'elevated place'. Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo Definition of pew in US English: pew nounpjupyo͞o 1A long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation. Example sentencesExamples There was only a handful of people in the congregation, sitting on pews toward the front of the nave. There was nothing unusual about groups of elegantly clad gentleman scuffling unceremoniously in order to place themselves at the head of a procession or to bag the best pews for a church service. The nave's interior is warmed by wood pews and window seats and red-oak ceilings. There's something about the Christmas season that defies even the most secular of societies and brings out the people to fill up church pews in normally unheard of numbers. The congregation replaced stationary pews with ‘Danish modern’ wooden chairs that could be positioned in any arrangement. I remember seeing Mrs. Zito praying in the back pews of our church on Sunday afternoons when I served as an acolyte at benediction. They spent six months restoring the pulpit, wall panelling, lecterns, pews, tables and wall plaques to their former glory. When they arrived at the church the pews were filled. Some traditional churches have no pews and there is never an organ because of the Orthodox belief that only the human voice is permitted in the worship of God. It is a cold, gray church with hard wooden pews, a miserable place and after briefly walking through it Sonia wants to leave. And, they add, it would recognise that the Church is gravitating away from the ailing parishes and empty pews of Europe to focus on vibrant congregations to the south. He chose a pew near the altar and said the Lord's Prayer over and over again until he stopped shaking. Canon Sue Whitehouse has been under fire over proposals by her and the church council to remove pews, raise part of the nave floor, install a nave altar and introduce a grand piano at St Andrew's Church in Aysgarth. Hall, who speaks in soft, measured tones, spent most of his life sitting in wooden church pews, hearing about the goodness of God. Eritrean Orthodox Churches do not have pews or chairs; most churchgoers stand for the entire period unless they are elderly or sick. I miss the days of putting on Christmas plays and pageants for the masses who would huddle in gymnasiums or church pews just to see frightened little kids put on a show. Just like every other church, they have pews, pulpits and rooms. From the pews the congregation looked on with mild affection, perhaps half hearing the weighty words about trust and steadfastness. She sat in the church pews waiting for the service to begin. She talked various relatives into donating land, helping with the construction of the church, and making pews, doors and roof struts. Synonyms bench, long seat, settle, stall 1.1 An enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshiper or group of worshipers. Example sentencesExamples Soon after being seated, down the main aisle to his pew walked Mark Twain, 24 with his big head of bushy hair. The director was to sit in an enclosed pew at the rear of the church. Due to the pews being boxed, and most of them privately owned, by 1860 there was not enough room for the non-pew-owners to come for worship. 1.2the pews The congregation of a church. the pews settled down Example sentencesExamples The lord will transfer power from the pulpit to the pews, he will only reveal himself to hungry people. Origin Late Middle English (originally denoting a raised, enclosed place in a church, provided for particular worshippers): from Old French puye ‘balcony’, from Latin podia, plural of podium ‘elevated place’.
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