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- Dictionarysew/səʊ/
verb
- 1. join, fasten, or repair (something) by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: "she sewed the seams and hemmed the border"
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SEW definition: 1. to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
The meaning of SEW is to unite or fasten by stitches. How to use sew in a sentence.
verb. to join or decorate (pieces of fabric, etc) by means of a thread repeatedly passed through with a needle or similar implement. tr; often foll by on or up to attach, fasten, or close by sewing. tr to make (a garment, etc) by sewing. Discover More.
to make a piece of clothing by joining pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle: She sews all her children's clothes. [ I or T ] to use a needle and thread to join up the edges of a cut in the skin or other part of the body: The muscle layer needs to be sewn first.
When you sew something such as clothes, you make them or repair them by joining pieces of cloth together by passing thread through them with a needle.
Sew describes stitching something together. If you sew up the holes in your socks, you use thread and a needle to close them. The word sew comes from the Old English word siwian, to stitch. You can sew a patch on a pair of jeans, sew a dress, or sew up a hole in your grandmother's old quilt.
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.
verb [ I, T ] uk / səʊ / us past tense sewed | past participle sewn | sewed. Add to word list. B1. to join things together with a needle and thread: I need to sew a button on my shirt. Phrasal verbs. sew sth up. (Definition of sew from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sew. in Chinese (Traditional)
sew meaning, definition, what is sew: to use a needle and thread to make or re...: Learn more.
Definition of sew verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
