Définition anglaise de “hew”

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hewverb [ T ]

uk ​ /hjuː/ us ​ /hjuː/ hewed, hewed or hewn

› to cut a large piece out of rock, stone, or another hard material in a rough way:

The monument was hewn out of the side of a mountain.

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(Definition of “hew” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Définition de "hew" - Dictionnaire Anglais Américain

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hewverb

us ​ /hju/

hew verb (CUT)

› [ T ] past tense hewed, past participle hewed or hewn /hjun/ to cut something by hitting it repeatedly with a cutting tool:

The monument was hewn out of stone.

hew verb (OBEY)

› [ I ] past tense hewed, past participle hewed to obey or behave according to (rules, principles, or expectations):

He never states his own opinion but hews to the party line.

(Definition of “hew” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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