Past tense of hew
regular verb
The past tense of hew is hewed. The past participle is hewn or hewed.
Forms of hew
| Base form (V1) | hew /hjuː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hewed /hjuːd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | hewn /hjuːn/ hewed /hjuːd/ |
| Present participle | hewing /ˈhjuːɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | hews /hjuːz/ |
Hewed and hewn in a sentence
- In 1974, I spoke of poetry as “hewn from the commonest living substance” as a doorframe is hewn of wood.2003 April 26, Adrienne Rich, “Hewn from the living words”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Constructed by a firm named Posiva, Onkalo has been hewn into the island of Olkiluoto, a brief bridge’s length off Finland’s south-west coast.2022 December 15, Samanth Subramanian, “Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site”, in The Guardian
- The temple was hewed from the living rock.From the entry living rock
- The American Ivy Society hewed closely to the theme, exhibiting only hederas that come from Ireland or have an Irish name.2007 March 8, Jan Benzel, “Philadelphia Calls Off Winter for a Week”, in New York Times. From the entry hedera
Meaning of hew
- verb To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
- verb To shape; to form.
- verb To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.
Questions about the past tense of hew
- What is the past tense of hew?
- The past tense of hew is hewed.
- What is the past participle of hew?
- The past participle of hew is hewn or hewed.
- Is hew a regular or irregular verb?
- Hew is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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