Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [soo]
- /su/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [soo]
- /su/
Definitions of sew's word
- verb with object sew's to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up). 1
- verb without object sew's (of a vessel) to be grounded at low tide. 1
- noun sew's the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of sew's
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Middle French sewer, aphetic variant of essewer < Vulgar Latin *exaquāre, equivalent to Latin ex- ex-1 + aqu(a) water + -āre infinitive suffix
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sew's
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sew's popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".