sew

English

/səʊ/, /soʊ/, /sjuː/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
  • (intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
  • (transitive) Followed by into: to enclose by sewing.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sewen inherited from Old English sīwian inherited from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną (sew) derived from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (sew, bind, tie), *syuh₁- (sew, bind, tie).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*syuh₁-

Gloss

sew, bind, tie

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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Emoji
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