hew out
hew out · hews out · hewed out · hewn out · hewing out
Carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools…Carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.
» The statue was hewn out of the purest white marble.
Die Statue wurde aus reinstem weißem Marmor geschlagen.
Статуя была высечена из чистейшего белого мрамора.
Meaning
1 sensesCarve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.
make or shape as with an axe
Examples
1 sentencesThe statue was hewn out of the purest white marble.
ruСтатуя была высечена из чистейшего белого мрамора.
deDie Statue wurde aus reinstem weißem Marmor geschlagen.
Forms
hews out, hewing out, hewed out, hewn out| Base form | hew out · to hew out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hews out |
| Present participle | hewing out |
| Past simple | hewed out |
| Past participle | hewn out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- make or shape as with an axe:hew
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb