hem
To make the sound expressed by the word hemTo make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
» Stop hemming and hawing.
Hör auf rumzudrucksen!
Meaning
4 sensesTo make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
хмыкнутьxmyknutʹ
(intransitive)To make a hem.
säumen
подшива́тьpodšivátʹ, подши́тьpodšítʹ
utter ‘hem’ or ‘ahem’
(transitive)To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
säumen
подшива́тьpodšivátʹ, подши́тьpodšítʹ, обшива́тьobšivátʹ
(transitive)To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.
A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge.
einengen
окаймля́тьokajmljátʹ, окайми́тьokajmítʹ
Examples
28 sentencesStop hemming and hawing.
deHör auf rumzudrucksen!
Stop hemming and hawing around.
deHör auf rumzudrucksen!
The blanket's hem has come undone.
deDer Deckensaum hat sich aufgeräufelt.
His jeans had a worn hem.
The tunic has a raw cut hem.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
A sound uttered in imitation of clearing the throat (onomatopoeia) From Middle English heA sound uttered in imitation of clearing the throat (onomatopoeia)
From Middle English hem, hemm, in turn from Old English hem, of West Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *hammjan from Proto-Germanic *hamjaną. Related to Middle High German hemmen (“to hem in”), Old Norse hemja (“to hem in, restrain”); outside of Germanic, to Armenian քամել (kʻamel, “to press, wring”), Russian ком (kom, “lump”).
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Forms
hems, hemming, hemmed, hemmedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle