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- US Pronunciation
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- [hyoo or, often, yoo]
- /hyu or, often, yu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hyoo or, often, yoo]
- /hyu or, often, yu/
Definitions of hew word
- verb with object hew to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack. 1
- verb with object hew to make, shape, smooth, etc., with cutting blows: to hew a passage through the crowd; to hew a statue from marble. 1
- verb with object hew to sever (a part) from a whole by means of cutting blows (usually followed by away, off, out, from, etc.): to hew branches from the tree. 1
- verb with object hew to cut down; fell: to hew wood; trees hewed down by the storm. 1
- verb without object hew to strike with cutting blows; cut: He hewed more vigorously each time. 1
- verb without object hew to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually followed by to): to hew to the tenets of one's political party. 1
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Origin of hew
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hewen, Old English hēawan; cognate with German hauen, Old Norse hǫggva; akin to haggle
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Parts of speech for Hew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hew popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hew usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hew
verb hew
- cleave — To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
- fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- prune — a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
- stroke — a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.
noun hew
- hackle — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
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