different between sew vs oversew

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English sewen, seowen, sowen, from Old English s?wian, s?owian, s?owan (“to sew, mend, patch, knit together, link, unite”), from Proto-Germanic *siwjan? (“to sew”), from Proto-Indo-European *syuh?- (“to sew”). Cognate with Scots sew (“to sew”), North Frisian saie, sei (“to sew”), Saterland Frisian säie (“to sew”), Danish sy, Polish szy?, Russian ???? (šit?), Swedish sy, Latin su?, Sanskrit ??????? (s??vyati). Related to seam.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /so?/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophones: seau, so, soe, soh, sow (sense 2)

Verb

sew (third-person singular simple present sews, present participle sewing, simple past sewed, past participle sewn or sewed or (obsolete) sewen)

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

Synonyms

• stitch

Derived terms

• homesewn

Descendants

• ? Akolet: sewim

Translations

Etymology 2

Back-formation from sewer (“a drain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sju?/, /su?/
• Homophone: sue

Verb

sew (third-person singular simple present sews, present participle sewing, simple past and past participle sewed)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To drain the water from.
2. (nautical) Of a ship, to be grounded.

Anagrams

• EWS, SWE, Wes, we's

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

• ???? (sêw)

Noun

sew (sew)

1. apple

Middle English

Noun

sew

1. Alternative form of sowe

English

Etymology

over- +? sew

Verb

oversew (third-person singular simple present oversews, present participle oversewing, simple past oversewed, past participle oversewn)

1. To sew together the edges of two pieces of fabric, with every stitch passing over the join.