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I. hew <hewed, hewn [or hewed]> [hju:] VB trans

1. hew (cut):

to hew sth wood
etw hacken
to hew sth stone
etw hauen [o. schlagen]
to hew sth to pieces
etw in Stücke hauen
to be hewn in stone
in Stein gemeißelt sein
to hew a tree
einen Baum fällen

2. hew (shape):

to hew sth wood
etw schnitzen
to hew sth stone
etw behauen

II. hew <hewed, hewn [or hewed]> [hju:] VB intr esp Am

to hew to sth party line, rules
sich acc an etw acc halten

hew down VB trans

to hew down a tree
einen Baum fällen [o. umhauen]

hew off VB trans

to hew off ⇆ sth
etw abhauen [o. abhacken]

hew out VB trans

to hew out sth [out of sth] [or sth out [of sth]]
etw [aus etw dat] heraushauen
to hew out sth [out of sth] [or sth out [of sth]] fig (achieve)
sich dat etw erarbeiten
to hew out a statue/memorial/monument
eine Statue/ein Denkmal/ein Grabmal heraushauen

rough-ˈhew <-hewed, -hewn [or -hewed]> VB trans

to rough-hew stone/wood
Stein/Holz grob behauen [o. bearbeiten]
Present
Ihew
youhew
he/she/ithews
wehew
youhew
theyhew
Past
Ihewed
youhewed
he/she/ithewed
wehewed
youhewed
theyhewed
Present Perfect
Ihavehewn / hewed
youhavehewn / hewed
he/she/ithashewn / hewed
wehavehewn / hewed
youhavehewn / hewed
theyhavehewn / hewed
Past Perfect
Ihadhewn / hewed
youhadhewn / hewed
he/she/ithadhewn / hewed
wehadhewn / hewed
youhadhewn / hewed
theyhadhewn / hewed
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