sewing
" sew " is mostly used as a verb. It means to join, fasten, or repair (something) by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine.
- Also described as a hobby -
Can be used as a phrase too, " to sew something up ", which means to bring something to a favourable conclusion.
Comes from siwan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suere and Greek suein .
- Also described as a hobby -
Can be used as a phrase too, " to sew something up ", which means to bring something to a favourable conclusion.
Comes from siwan, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suere and Greek suein .
Example:
- I was sewing last night and made this lovely purse!
- They had the match sewn up by half-time.
- I was sewing last night and made this lovely purse!
- They had the match sewn up by half-time.