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sewsew /soʊ/ ●●● S2 verb (past tense sewed, past participle sewn /soʊn/ or sewed) [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYsewOrigin: Old English siwian VERB TABLEsew |
Present | I, you, we, they | sew | | he, she, it | sews | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sewed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sewn, sewed | | he, she, it | has sewn, sewed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sewn, sewed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sew | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sewn, sewed |
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Present | I | am sewing | | he, she, it | is sewing | | you, we, they | are sewing | Past | I, he, she, it | was sewing | | you, we, they | were sewing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sewing | | he, she, it | has been sewing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sewing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sewing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sewing |
to use a needle and thread to fasten pieces of cloth together, or to attach something such as a button to clothes: Where did you learn to sew so well?sew something on/onto something Can you sew a patch on my jeans?sew something together Sew the two sides of the fabric together. [Origin: Old English siwian]sew up phrasal verb1sew something ↔ up to finish a business agreement or plan and get the result you want: The deal should be sewn up in a week.2have something (all) sewn up to gain control over a situation so that you are sure to win or gain something: It looks like the Republicans have the election sewn up.3informal to close a wound on someone’s body using stitches: The doctor sewed up Jared’s arm in minutes.4to close or repair something by sewing it: You should sew up that rip in your pants. |