sew
How to Use Sew
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo use a needle and thread to join or mend fabric.
Past tense is sewed; the past participle is usually sewn (though sewed also works): "She has sewn/sewed this dress herself."
Word Forms
sewed past tense, sewn past tense, sewen past tense, sewed past tense, sew plural, sewed plural, sews plural, sews singular, sew singular, sewed singular, sewest singular, sewedst singular, seweth singular, sews singular
Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
She learned to _____ her own clothes as a teenager.
Etymology
From Old English siwian, "to sew, stitch, join together," from a Proto-Germanic root also giving us the word seam.