Oversew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚsˈoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəsˈəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəsˈəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚsˈoʊ/.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übernähen

Nähen Sie (zwei Kanten) mit engen Stichen, die über beide verlaufen

🇫🇷French

superviser

coudre (deux bords) avec des points rapprochés qui passent par-dessus les deux

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrecoser

coser (dos bordes) con puntos cerrados que pasen por encima de ambos

🇮🇹Italian

supervisionare

cucire (due bordi) con punti ravvicinati che passano su entrambi

🇳🇱Dutch

toezicht houden

naai (twee randen) met dichte steken die over beide heen gaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

coser a ponto de luva

costurar (duas bordas) com pontos fechados que passam por cima de ambas

🇷🇺Russian

наблюдать

сшейте (два края) близкими стежками, проходящими над ними обоими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देखरेख करना

(दो किनारों) को करीबी टांके से सीवे जो उन दोनों के ऊपर से गुजरे

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরীক্ষণ করা

সেলাই (দুই প্রান্ত) ঘনিষ্ঠ সেলাই দিয়ে যা উভয়ের উপর দিয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

மேற்பார்வை

(இரண்டு விளிம்புகள்) அவை இரண்டையும் கடந்து செல்லும் நெருக்கமான தையல்களால் தைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్యవేక్షిస్తాయి

(రెండు అంచులు) కుట్టండి, అవి రెండింటిపైకి దగ్గరగా ఉండే కుట్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

देखरेख करणे

(दोन कडा) जवळ टाके घालून शिवणे जे त्या दोघांच्याही वरती जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેખરેખ

સીવવા (બે ધાર) નજીકના ટાંકા સાથે જે બંને ઉપરથી પસાર થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ವಿಚಾರಣೆ

ಹೊಲಿಯಿರಿ (ಎರಡು ಅಂಚುಗಳು) ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ಎರಡೂ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುವ ನಿಕಟ ಹೊಲಿಗೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേൽനോട്ടം വഹിക്കുന്നു

അവ രണ്ടിനും മുകളിലൂടെ കടന്നുപോകുന്ന അടുത്ത തുന്നലുകൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് (രണ്ട് അരികുകൾ) തയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ

(ਦੋ ਕਿਨਾਰਿਆਂ) ਨੂੰ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਟਾਂਕਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਸੀਵ ਕਰੋ ਜੋ ਦੋਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰੋਂ ਲੰਘਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نگرانی

سلائی (دو کناروں) کو قریبی ٹانکے کے ساتھ جو ان دونوں کے اوپر سے گزریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

监督

用紧密的针迹缝合（两个边缘）并穿过它们

🇯🇵Japanese

監督する

(2 つの端を) 両方を通過する密なステッチで縫います。

🇰🇷Korean

감독하다

양쪽 가장자리를 통과하는 긴밀한 스티치로 (두 개의 가장자리) 재봉

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giám sát

khâu (hai mép) bằng các mũi khâu khít qua cả hai mép

🇹🇭Thai

ดูแล

เย็บ (สองขอบ) โดยเย็บตะเข็บให้ชิดกันทั้งสองข้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengawasi

jahit (dua sisinya) dengan jahitan rapat yang melewati keduanya

🇵🇭Filipino

nangangasiwa

tahiin (dalawang gilid) na may malapit na tahi na dumadaan sa kanilang dalawa

🇲🇾Malay

mengawasi

jahit (dua tepi) dengan jahitan rapat yang melepasi kedua-duanya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أشرف

خياطة (حافتين) بغرز متقاربة تمر فوقهما

🇮🇷Persian

نظارت کردن

(دو لبه) را با بخیه های نزدیک که از روی هر دو می گذرد بدوزید

🇹🇷Turkish

overlok yapmak

(iki kenar) her ikisinin de üzerinden geçen yakın dikişlerle dikin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לפקח

לתפור (שני קצוות) עם תפרים צמודים שעוברים על שניהם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'oversew'?

The primary meaning of 'oversew' is 'sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both'.

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Using 'oversew' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'oversew' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'oversew' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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