A2verb · irregular · transitive · rare

sew

sew · sews · sewed · sewn · sewing

шити

шить

nähen

To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through in order to join them togetherTo use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.

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UK/səʊ/US/soʊ/

» Did you sew this by hand?

Hast du dies von Hand genäht?

Haben Sie das von Hand genäht?

Ты сшил это вручную?

Ты сшила это вручную?

Вы это вручную сшили?

Ты это на руках сшила?

Вы это на руках сшили?

Ти сшила це вручну?

Ти сшив це вручну?

Ви сшили це вручну?

Meaning

5 senses

(transitive)To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
I sewed a button on.
Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
nähen
шитьšitʹ
ши́тиšýty
(intransitive)To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.
nähen
шитьšitʹ
(transitive)Followed by into: to enclose by sewing.
to sew money into a bag
fasten by sewing; do needlework
Of a ship, to be grounded.
(obsolete, transitive)To drain the water from.

Examples

239 sentences

Did you sew this by hand?
Ти сшила це вручну? — deniko
ruТы сшил это вручную? — kotoenok15
deHast du dies von Hand genäht? — xtofu80
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I bought a new sewing machine.
Я купив нову швейну машинку. — deniko
ruЯ купил новую швейную машинку. — Balamax
deIch habe eine neue Nähmaschine gekauft. — quicksanddiver
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Do you have a sewing machine?
У тебе є швейна машинка? — deniko
ruУ тебя есть швейная машина? — marafon
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She can sew very well.
Вона вміє добре шити. — brambury
ruОна очень хорошо шьёт. — Wadimiy
deSie kann sehr gut nähen. — MUIRIEL
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She is sewing a dress.
Вона шиє плаття. — brambury
ruОна шьёт платье. — sharptoothed
deSie näht ein Kleid. — Manfredo
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

(transitive) use a needle:

Русский

By meaning 1

(transitive) use a needle:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

(transitive) use a needle:

Origin

From Middle English sewen, sowen, from Old English siwian, seowian, seowan (“to sew, mend,

From Middle English sewen, sowen, from Old English siwian, seowian, seowan (“to sew, mend, patch, knit together, link, unite”), from Proto-Germanic *siwjaną (“to sew”), from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- (“to sew”). Cognate with Scots sew, North Frisian saie, sei, Saterland Frisian säie, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish sy, and, more distantly, Polish szyć, Russian шить (šitʹ), Latin suō, Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati). Related to seam.

Back-formation from sewer (“a drain”).

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