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re-sew

re-sew verb: to sew again.

Verb

re-sew (third-person singular simple present re-sews, present participle re-sewing, simple past re-sewed, past participle re-sewed or re-sewn)

  1. To sew again.

Forms of re-sew

third-person singular presentre-sews
present participlere-sewing
pastre-sewed
past participlere-sewed
past participlere-sewn
alternative formresew

Origin of re-sew

From re- + sew.

Questions about re-sew

What does re-sew mean?
Re-sew means to sew again.
What part of speech is re-sew?
Re-sew is a verb.
What is the past tense of re-sew?
The past tense of re-sew is re-sewed.

Words near re-sew in the dictionary

  1. re-serving
  2. re-settle
  3. re-settled
  4. re-settles
  5. re-settling
  6. re-sew
  7. re-sewed
  8. re-sewing
  9. re-sewn
  10. re-sews
  11. re-shoot

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