Sew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fasten by sewing; do needlework

create (clothes) with cloth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈəʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈoʊ/.

Examples

Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stitch run up tailor sew together tailor-make

Parts of Speech

verb	fasten by sewing; do needlework
verb	create (clothes) with cloth “Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?”

Word Forms

sewer	noun	someone who sews
sewing	noun	joining or attaching by stitches
stitch	noun	a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
stitcher	noun	a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
stitching	noun	joining or attaching by stitches
stitchery	noun	needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
tailor	noun	a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
tailoring	noun	the occupation of a tailor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nähen

durch Nähen befestigen; Handarbeiten machen

🇫🇷French

coudre

fixer par couture ; faire des travaux d'aiguille

🇪🇸Spanish

coser

sujetar cosiendo; hacer costura

🇮🇹Italian

cucire

allacciare cucendo; fare il ricamo

🇳🇱Dutch

naaien

vastmaken door naaien; handwerken doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

costurar

prenda com costura; fazer bordado

🇷🇺Russian

шить

закрепить пришивом; заниматься рукоделием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिलना

सिलाई द्वारा जकड़ना; सुई का काम करो

🇧🇩Bengali

সেলাই

সেলাই দ্বারা আবদ্ধ; সূঁচের কাজ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தையல்

தையல் மூலம் கட்டு; ஊசி வேலை செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుట్టుమిషన్

కుట్టుపని ద్వారా కట్టు; సూది పని చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिवणे

शिवणकाम करून बांधणे; सुईकाम करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીવવું

સીવણ દ્વારા જોડવું; સોયકામ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಲಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಹೊಲಿಗೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಂಟಿಸು; ಸೂಜಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തയ്യൽ

തയ്യൽ വഴി ഉറപ്പിക്കുക; സൂചിപ്പണി ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਵ

ਸਿਲਾਈ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬੰਨ੍ਹੋ; ਸੂਈ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سلائی

سلائی سے جکڑنا؛ سوئی کا کام کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缝

通过缝纫固定；做针线活

🇯🇵Japanese

縫う

縫い付けて固定します。針仕事をする

🇰🇷Korean

꿰매다

바느질로 고정하다; 바느질을 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

may

buộc chặt bằng cách may; làm công việc may vá

🇹🇭Thai

เย็บ

ยึดด้วยการเย็บ ทำการเย็บปักถักร้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjahit

kencangkan dengan menjahit; melakukan menjahit

🇵🇭Filipino

manahi

i-fasten sa pamamagitan ng pananahi; gumawa ng pananahi

🇲🇾Malay

menjahit

kencangkan dengan menjahit; buat kerja menjahit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خاط

ربط بالخياطة القيام بالتطريز

🇮🇷Persian

دوختن

بستن با دوخت؛ سوزن دوزی انجام دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

dikmek

dikişle sabitleyin; iğne işi yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִתְפוֹר

להדק על ידי תפירה; לעשות עבודת רקמה

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The primary meaning of 'sew' is 'fasten by sewing; do needlework'.

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