chew
The act of chewing; mastication with the mouthThe act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
» Does it hurt when you chew?
Tut es weh, wenn du kaust?
Tut es weh, wenn Sie kauen?
Tut es weh, wenn ihr kaut?
Когда вы жуете, болит?
Тебе больно жевать?
Вам больно жевать?
Тобі боляче жувати?
Вам боляче жувати?
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew.
(countable, uncountable)Level of chewiness.
(countable, uncountable)A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.
(informal, uncountable)Chewing tobacco.
The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
(countable)A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.
The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.
The first time he chewed tobacco, he swallowed his chew and got extremely sick.
(informal, uncountable)The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
Examples
288 sentencesDoes it hurt when you chew?
Тобі боляче жувати?
ruКогда вы жуете, болит?
deTut es weh, wenn du kaust?
A rat chewed a hole in the wall.
Щур прогриз нору в стіні.
ruКрыса прогрызла дыру в стене.
deEine Ratte hat ein Loch in die Wand genagt.
Keep your mouth closed when you chew food.
Тримай рота закритим, коли жуєш їжу.
ruДержи рот закрытым, когда жуёшь еду.
I have difficulty chewing.
Мені складно жувати.
ruМне трудно жевать.
deKauen fällt mir schwer.
Tom is chewing gum.
Том жує жувальну гумку.
ruТом жуёт жвачку.
Origin
From Middle English chew, cheu, icheu, from Old English *ċēaw, *ġeċēaw (“chewing”), from PFrom Middle English chew, cheu, icheu, from Old English *ċēaw, *ġeċēaw (“chewing”), from Proto-West Germanic *kauw, *gakauw (“chewing”), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (“to chew”). Cognate with obsolete Dutch kauw (“chewing”), Dutch gekauw (“chewing”), West Frisian gekau (“chewing”).
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Forms
plural: chewsSynonyms
8 synonyms- biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow:chewingmasticationmanduction
- a wad of something chewable as tobacco:chawcudquidplugwad
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- chewing gum
- is chewing gum
- chew your food