different between sew vs sewable
sew
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)
- (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.
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)
- (obsolete, transitive) To drain the water from.
- (nautical) Of a ship, to be grounded.
Anagrams
- EWS, SWE, Wes, we's
Central Kurdish
Alternative forms
- ???? (sêw)
Noun
sew (sew)
- apple
Middle English
Noun
sew
- Alternative form of sowe
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sewable
English
Etymology
sew +? -able
Adjective
sewable (comparative more sewable, superlative most sewable)
- Capable of being sewed.
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