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- [hyoo or, often, yoo]
- /hyu or, often, yu/
- /hjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hyoo or, often, yoo]
- /hyu or, often, yu/
Definitions of hews word
- verb with object hews to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack. 1
- verb with object hews 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 hews 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 hews to cut down; fell: to hew wood; trees hewed down by the storm. 1
- verb without object hews to strike with cutting blows; cut: He hewed more vigorously each time. 1
- verb without object hews 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 hews
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 Hews
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hews 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.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.