Meaning

8 senses
  1. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.

    to stitch a shirt bosom.

  2. To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.

    to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.

  3. (intransitive)To practice/practise stitching or needlework.

    fasten by sewing; do needlework

  4. To form land into ridges.

  5. To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.

  6. To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.

  7. To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.

    To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image.

    I can use this software to stitch together a panorama.

  8. To incorporate (an existing video) into a new one, resulting in a collaborative clip that shows the two videos in a sequence.

Examples

88 sentences
  1. A stitch in time saves nine.

    Дорога ложка до обіду. — deniko

    ruОдин стежок, но вовремя, стоит девяти. — Hellerick

    deVorbeugen ist besser als heilen. — Manfredo

  2. I had to get seven stitches.

  3. Am I going to need stitches?

    ruМне понадобятся швы? — Selena777

  4. How many stitches did you get?

  5. I think that Tom needs stitches.

Origin

From Middle English sticchen, stichen, from Old English *stiċċan, stiċċian, from Proto-Ger

From Middle English sticchen, stichen, from Old English *stiċċan, stiċċian, from Proto-Germanic *stikjaną (“to stab, stick, prick”), influenced by the noun (see above).

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Forms

stitches, stitching, stitched, stitched
Base formstitch · to stitch
3rd person singularstitches
Present participlestitching
Past simplestitched
Past participlestitched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystitch
he, she, itstitches

Past simpleLesson

all personsstitched

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stitch

Synonyms

6 synonyms
form stitches in:sewA2
unite by stitches:stitch together
form land into ridges:ploughplow
Close in meaning
  • fasten by sewing; do needlework:sewrun upsew together

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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