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sew

/səʊ/

/soʊ/

Translations

sewverb

sewed

Past Simple

sewn

Past Participle

sewing

Gerund

/səʊ/

/soʊ/

(past: sewed; pp: sewn (standard) / sewed (US, less formal))

She learned to sew her own clothes in fashion school.

Elle a appris à coudre ses propres vêtements à l'école de mode.

Additional translations

suturerEmploi médical.

Synonyms

sewverb

To work at sewing; to make stitches with a needle and thread as an activity.

She likes to sew in the evenings while watching television.

To join, fasten, or repair something by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine.

She learned to sew her own clothes in fashion school.

To enclose or secure something with stitches.

The surgeon had to sew the wound after the operation.