pew

1. One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.

   In many churches some pews are reserved for either clerical or liturgical officials such as canons, or for prominent families.

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   церко́вная скамья́cerkóvnaja skamʹjá

2. (broadly, in the plural)The congregation of a church.

   long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

3. An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.

4. Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.

5. (colloquial, humorous)A chair; a seat.

   Pull up a pew.

1. Tom usually sits in the back pew.

   ruТом обычно сидит на заднем сиденье.

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2. Tom was sitting in the front pew.

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3. There were five rows of pews.

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4. Along the whole length of the pew hymnals are placed at regular intervals.

   deEntlang der gesamten Kirchenbank stehen in regelmäßigen Abständen Gesangbücher.

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5. Pew surveyor Katerina Eva Matsa said this falls in line with years of research on political attitudes toward news media in general.

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