/koˈseɾ/
#4480 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to sew
Word origin
From Latin consuere ('to sew together'), from com ('together') plus suere ('to sew'). The Latin suere also gives English 'suture'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- consuere
- English cognates
- suture
Grammar
Verb type-er regular
Examples
.
My grandmother knows how to sew beautiful dresses.
botón, .
I need to sew this button on, it has fallen off.
.
I learned to sew when I was little.
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The doctor had to stitch the wound carefully.
¿ dobladillo?
Can you help me sew the hem?
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