sew
verb /səʊ/
/səʊ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sew | /səʊ/ /səʊ/ |
| he / she / it sews | /səʊz/ /səʊz/ |
| past simple sewed | /səʊd/ /səʊd/ |
| past participle sewed | /səʊd/ /səʊd/ |
| past participle sewn | /səʊn/ /səʊn/ |
| -ing form sewing | /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to use a needle and thread to make stitches in cloth
- My mother taught me how to sew.
- to sew by hand/machine
- sew something to sew a seam
Homophones sew | so | sowsew so sowTopics Hobbiesc1/səʊ//səʊ/- sew verb
- You should sew that hole up before it gets any bigger.
- so adverb
- It is unsurprising that the Beatles were so successful.
- sow verb
- Why would farmers want to sow GM seeds?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- neatly
- together
- up
- …
- into
- onto
- [transitive] to make, repair or attach something using a needle and thread
- sew something She sews all her own clothes.
- sew something on Can you sew a button on for me?
- Surgeons were able to sew the finger back on.
- sew something + adv./prep. The jewel was sewn into the lining of his coat.
- The squares of fabric were all sewn neatly together.
- He sewed the patch onto the back of his jeans.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- neatly
- together
- up
- …
- into
- onto
Word OriginOld English siwan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suere and Greek suein.
Wordfinder
- baste
- bind
- embroidery
- hem
- lining
- seam
- sew
- stitch
- tack
- thread