sew
pronunciation
How to pronounce sew in British English:
UK [səʊ]
How to pronounce sew in American English:
US [soʊ]
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- Verb:
- fasten by sewing; do needlework
- create (clothes) with cloth
Word Origin
- sew
- sew: [OE] Sew comes, with its relatives Swedish sy and Danish sye, from a prehistoric Germanic *siwjan. This was descended from an Indo- European base *siw-, *sju- that also produced Latin suere ‘sew’ (source of English suture [16]), Greek humén ‘membrane’ (source of English hymen [17]), and English seam. It is no relation to sow.=> hymen, seam, suture
- sew (v.)
- Old English siwian "to stitch, sew, mend, patch, knit together," earlier siowian, from Proto-Germanic *siwjanan (cognates: Old Norse syja, Swedish sy, Danish sye, Old Frisian sia, Old High German siuwan, Gothic siujan "to sew"), from PIE root *syu- "to bind, sew" (cognates: Sanskrit sivyati "sews," sutram "thread, string;" Greek hymen "thin skin, membrane," hymnos "song;" Latin suere "to sew, sew together;" Old Church Slavonic šijo "to sew," šivu "seam;" Lettish siuviu, siuti "to sew," siuvikis "tailor;" Russian švec "tailor"). Related: Sewed; sewing. To sew (something) up "bring it to a conclusion" is a figurative use attested by 1904.
Example
- 1. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt .
- 2. I could sew a rag doll and design it a few choice gowns .
- 3. Later versions of the technology will sew the antenna directly into fabric using metallic threads .
- 4. How to sew , to make clothes - and clothes for women to wear - how to produce a collection .
- 5. You also need to know somthing about sewing . You can sew quickly if his buttons fall .