hew
🇺🇸
/hjuː/
🇬🇧
/hjuː/
verb
R
to chop or cut something into shape, especially with a tool like an axe
They used to hew trees to build houses.
R
to follow or adhere to something closely, like a principle or a way of life
Long ago, people used to hew shapes into stones as a way of making art.
translation
to chop or cut something into shape, especially with a tool like an axe; to follow or adhere to something closely, like a principle or a way of life
Word Forms
3rd Present
hews
Past
hewed
Perfect
hewn
Progressive
hewing