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sew

Pronunciation: /səʊ/

Translate sew | into French | into German | into Spanish

Italian translation of sew

vt/i (pt sewed pp, sewn or , sewed)

cucire

Phrasal verbs

sew up

sew in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sew in the British & World English dictionary Definition of sew in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

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severe
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severely
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sewage
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sewing machine

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More results for sew

sew on in on Eng-It
sew something up in sew Br. Eng
sew ˈon Eng-Ger
sew ˈup Eng-Ger
to sew sth on in sew Eng-Sp
he can't even sew a button on in even¹ Eng-Sp

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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