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sew
fasten by stitches made with needle and thread; make clothes with cloth: She will sew a party dress for me.
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sew
(sō)v. sewed, sewn (sōn) or sewed, sew·ing, sews
v.tr.
1. To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: sew a dress; sew on a button.
2. To furnish with stitches for the purpose of closing, fastening, or attaching: sew an incision closed.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
sew up Informal
1. To complete successfully: Our team has sewn up the championship.
2. To gain complete control of; monopolize.
3. To make sure of: campaign strategists who were trying to sew up the election results.
sew′a·ble adj.
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sew
(səʊ)vb, sews, sewing, sewed, sewn or sewed
1. (Knitting & Sewing) to join or decorate (pieces of fabric, etc) by means of a thread repeatedly passed through with a needle or similar implement
2. (Knitting & Sewing) (tr; often foll by on or up) to attach, fasten, or close by sewing
3. (Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to make (a garment, etc) by sewing
[Old English sēowan; related to Old Norse sӯja, Gothic siujan, Old High German siuwen, Latin suere to sew, Sanskrit sīvjati he sews]
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sew
(soʊ)v. sewed, sewn sewed, sew•ing. v.t.
1. to join or attach by stitches.
2. to make, repair, etc., by such means: She sewed her own wedding gown.
3. to enclose or secure with stitches: to sew flour in a bag.
4. to close (a hole, wound, etc.) by means of stitches (usu. fol. by up).
v.i. 5. to work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
6. sew up, Informal. to get, have, accomplish, or control successfully or completely: to sew up a deal; to sew up votes at a convention.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English siw(i)an, c. Old Frisian siā, Old High German siuwan, Old Norse sȳja, Gothic siujan, Latin suere (see suture); akin to seam]
sew′a•ble, adj., n.
sew`a•bil′i•ty, n.
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sow
– sewThe verbs sow and sew are both pronounced (/səʊ/).
1. 'sow'
If you sow seeds, you plant them in the ground. The past tense of sow is sowed. The past participle can be either sown or sowed. Sown is more common.
An enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat.
Spring wheat should be sown as early as you can get the land ready.
2. 'sew'
If you sew, you join pieces of cloth together by passing thread through them with a needle. The past tense of sew is sewed. The past participle can be either sewn or sewed. Sewn is more common.
She sewed all her own dresses.
Before I went to Alice Springs I had never sewn a dress or mended a sock.
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sew
Past participle: sewn
Gerund: sewing
| Imperative |
|---|
| sew |
| sew |
| Present |
|---|
| I sew |
| you sew |
| he/she/it sews |
| we sew |
| you sew |
| they sew |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sewed |
| you sewed |
| he/she/it sewed |
| we sewed |
| you sewed |
| they sewed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am sewing |
| you are sewing |
| he/she/it is sewing |
| we are sewing |
| you are sewing |
| they are sewing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sewn |
| you have sewn |
| he/she/it has sewn |
| we have sewn |
| you have sewn |
| they have sewn |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was sewing |
| you were sewing |
| he/she/it was sewing |
| we were sewing |
| you were sewing |
| they were sewing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sewn |
| you had sewn |
| he/she/it had sewn |
| we had sewn |
| you had sewn |
| they had sewn |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sew |
| you will sew |
| he/she/it will sew |
| we will sew |
| you will sew |
| they will sew |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sewn |
| you will have sewn |
| he/she/it will have sewn |
| we will have sewn |
| you will have sewn |
| they will have sewn |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be sewing |
| you will be sewing |
| he/she/it will be sewing |
| we will be sewing |
| you will be sewing |
| they will be sewing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sewing |
| you have been sewing |
| he/she/it has been sewing |
| we have been sewing |
| you have been sewing |
| they have been sewing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sewing |
| you will have been sewing |
| he/she/it will have been sewing |
| we will have been sewing |
| you will have been sewing |
| they will have been sewing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sewing |
| you had been sewing |
| he/she/it had been sewing |
| we had been sewing |
| you had been sewing |
| they had been sewing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would sew |
| you would sew |
| he/she/it would sew |
| we would sew |
| you would sew |
| they would sew |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sewn |
| you would have sewn |
| he/she/it would have sewn |
| we would have sewn |
| you would have sewn |
| they would have sewn |
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Verb 1. sew - fasten by sewing; do needlework
hem - fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
resew - sew again; "The cuff of the coat had been resewn"
overcast - sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"
overcast - sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
backstitch - do backstitches
finedraw - sew together very finely
fell - sew a seam by folding the edges
hemstitch - sew with hemstitches; "hemstitch a sleeve"
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
cast on - make the first row of stitches when knitting
cast off - make the last row of stitches when knitting
2. sew - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"
fashion, forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
run up - make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt"
quilt - create by stitching together
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sew
sew something up
2. secure, confirm, assure, decide, determine, settle, conclude, seal, clinch Why hadn't Shearson tried to sew up the deal before its public disclosure?
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Translations
يُخيطيُخَيِّطُ
šítpřišít
sy
kudri
ommella
šivati
varrmegvarr
sauma
縫う
꿰매다
suo
išspręstassiūtisiuvimo mašinasudarytasužsiūti
piešūtsašūtšūt
šiť
šitišivati
sy
เย็บ
khâu
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sew
pret <sewed>, ptp <sewn>vi → nähen
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sew
[səʊ] (sewed (pt) (sewn or sewed (pp))) vt & vi → cucireto sew a button on sth → attaccare un bottone a qc
sew up vt + adv (tear) → rammendare ; (wound) → ricucire ; (hem) → cucire ; (seam) → fare
it's all sewn up (fig) (fam) → è tutto a posto
it's all sewn up (fig) (fam) → è tutto a posto
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sew
(səu) – past tense sewed ; past participle sewn – verb to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle. She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet? naai يُخيط шия costurar (se)šít, přišít nähen sy ράβω coser õmblema دوختن ommella coudre לִתפוֹר सीना, सिलाई करना sašiti, zašiti (meg)varr menjahit sauma cucire 縫う 바느질하다 (su)siūti []šūt; piešūt jahit naaien sy szyć ګنډل، بخۍ وهل، بخۍ كول، ټك وهل coser a coase шить (zo)šiť, prišiť šivati šiti sy เย็บโดยใช้เข็ม dikmek 縫合,縫上 шити, пришивати دھاگے سے سلائی کرنا may, khâu 缝(制、补、合)
ˈsewer nounShe's a good sewer. naaldwerkster خائِط، خَيّاط шивач costureiro krejčí, švadlena der/die Näher(in) syer ράφτης, ράφτρα costurero õmbleja خياط ompelija couseur/-euse תוֹפֶרֶת दर्जी švelja, šivač varrónő penjahit saumari; saumakona cucitore, cucitrice 縫う人 재봉사 siuvėjas šuvējs; šuvēja tukang jahit naaister syer/syerske krawiec, szwaczka ګنډونكى costureiro croitor швея krajčír, -ka šivilja švalja sömmare, sömmerska คนเย็บผ้า terzi 裁縫師 швачка; кравець درزی یا درزن thợ may 裁缝
ˈsewing noun1. the activity of sewing. I was taught sewing at school. naaldwerk خِياطَه шиене costura šití das Nähen syning ραπτική, ράψιμο costura õmblemine خياطي ompelu couture תפירה सिलाई šivanje varrás pekerjaan menjahit saumaskapur cucito 裁縫 바느질 siuvimas šūšana menjahit het naaien søm, sying szycie ګنډنه (خياطي): دګنډلو كالي costura croitorie шитьё šitie šivanje šivenje sömnad การเย็บ dikiş 縫紉 шиття سلائی sự may vá 缝纫
2. work to be sewn. She picked up a pile of sewing. naaldwerk قِطَع للخِياطَه неща за шиене costura šití die Näharbeit sytøj ρούχα για ράψιμο costura õmblustöö تمرين براي خياط شدن ompelutyö couture תפירה सिलाई के कपड़े švelo varrás jahitan saumaskapur cucito 縫物 바느질감 siuvinys šuveklis barang jahitan naaiwerk sytøy szycie تمرين د ګڼډونكي كيدلو دپاره costura cusut шитьё šitie šivanje materijal za šivenje sömnads-, handarbete งานที่ต้องเย็บ dikiş işi 待縫物 шиття سلائی کا کام đang được may 缝制物
ˈsewing-machine noun a machine for sewing. naaimasjien ماكِنَة خِياطَه щевна машина máquina de costura šicí stroj die Nähmaschine symaskine ραπτομηχανή maquina de coser õmblusmasin چرخ خياطي ompelukone machine à coudre מְכוֹנַת תְּפִירָה सिलाई मशीन šivaći stroj varrógép mesin jahit saumavél macchina da cucire ミシン 재봉틀 siuvimo mašina šujmašīna mesin jahit naaimachine symaskin maszyna do szycia د خیاطی ماشین máquina de costura maşină de cusut швейная машина šijací stroj šivalni stroj mašina za šivenje symaskin จักรเย็บผ้า dikiş makinası 縫紉機 швейна машина سلائی مشین máy khâu 缝纫机
sew up to fasten completely or mend by sewing. toenaai يُخيط تماما، يُثَبِّتُ بالخِياطَه съшивам costurar zašít zunähen sy sammen ράβω coser, remendar kinni õmblema دوخت و دوز كردن ommella umpeen fermer par une couture לִתפוֹר सिलाई कर ठीक कर देना zašiti, sašiti bevarr menjahit sauma saman/fast cucire, rammendare 縫い合わせる 봉합하다 susiūti, užsiūti sašūt; aizšūt menjahit dichtnaaien sy igjen pozaszywać, pozszywać ګنډونكى، خياط ګنډل ، ګنډل ، جوړول، برابرول costurar a prinde (un ochi la ciorap etc.) зашивать zašiť zašiti zašiti sy ihop ปิดโดยการเย็บ; ซ่อม dikmek 縫合,縫補 зашивати سلائی کرنا یا مرمت کرنا khâu lại 缝合
sewn up completely settled or arranged. The contract is all sewn up. gereël مُرَتَّب، تام، كامِل، مُنَظَّم готов fechado ujednaný, zařízený perfekt ordnet συμφωνημένος με κάθε λεπτομέρεια, διευθετημένος arreglar, acordar korras, lahendatud راست و ريس كردن lukkoon lyöty arrangé סגור कोई करार इत्यादि को अंतिम रूप देना uspješno dovršiti sikeresen befejeződött diselesaikan frágenginn concluso まとめる 완전히 마무리된 išspręstas, sudarytas nokārtots siap sepenuhnya voor elkaar avtalt, i orden zapięty na ostatni guzik جوړول fechado aranjat улаженный dohodnutý urejen dogovoren uppgjord, ordnad จัดการอย่างสมบูรณ์ sağlama bağlanmış 完全解決或安排好 улагоджений سلا یا تیار کردہ dàn xếp 完全解决或安排好
to sew (not sow) a button on.
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sew
→ يُخَيِّطُ šít sy nähen ράβω coser ommella coudre šivati cucire 縫う 꿰매다 naaien sy uszyć costurar шить sy เย็บ dikmek khâu 缝纫Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sew
vi. coser.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sew
vt (pp sewn) (fam, to suture) suturar, coser (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.