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RESEW (resewn)

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Irregular inflected form: resewn  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does resew mean? 

RESEW (verb)
  The verb RESEW has 1 sense:

1. sew againplay

  Familiarity information: RESEW used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RESEW (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they resew  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it resews  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: resewed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: resewn  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: resewing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sew again

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The cuff of the coat had been resewn

Hypernyms (to "resew" is one way to...):

run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They resew the cape


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