Meaning

1 senses

  1. (colloquial, rare)To express disgust (at someone or something) by saying ew.

Examples

10 sentences

  1. Ew! That's so gross!

    Фу! Це так огидно! — deniko

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  2. "Pad See Ew" is a Thai dish made with flat, broad rice noodles.

    de„Phat si-io“ ist ein thailändisches Gericht, zubereitet mit flachen, breiten Reisnudeln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Ew! Who just farted in the car?

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  4. Ew! What's this stench? I hope it's not a skunk.

    dePfui Deubel, was ist das denn für ein Gestank? Ich hoffe, daß das kein Stinktier ist. — Waldelfe

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  5. Ew! My uncle's basement smells of skunk!

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Origin

Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

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Forms

ews, ewwing, ewwed, ewwed
Base formew · to ew
3rd person singularews
Present participleewwing
Past simpleewwed
Past participleewwed

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyew
he, she, itews

Past simpleLesson

all personsewwed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ewwed
he, she, ithas ewwed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ew

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
evokeC1evolutionB2evolutionaryevolveB2eweC1ex
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