forehew

ˈfɔːrˌhjuː

forehewn

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Definition of forehew - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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cutting

Rare

to cut off in advance

Rare

The gardener forehewed the branches before the storm.

crafting

Rare

to shape or form beforehand

Rare

The sculptor forehewed the stone before starting the detailed work.

preform

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Origin of forehew

Old English, fore (before) + heawan (to cut)

Examples of forehew in a sentence

He forehewed the roots to stop the spread.
The blacksmith forehewed the metal before crafting the sword.
They forehewed the wood to make the assembly easier.

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French:couper à l'avance, pré-former, ...
German:im Voraus abschneiden, vorformen, ...
Italian:tagliare in anticipo, preformare, ...
Spanish:podar antes, preformar, ...
Portuguese:cortar previamente, pré-moldar, ...
Chinese:预先砍掉, 预先雕刻, ...
Japanese:前もって切る, 前もって形作る, ...
Arabic:قَطَعَ مُسْبَقًا, شَكَّلَ مُسْبَقًا, ...
Hebrew:לִכְרוֹת מֵרֹאשׁ, לְעַצֵּב מֵרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:предварительно отрезать, предварительно формировать, ...
Ukrainian:відрізати заздалегідь, попередньо формувати, ...
Hindi:पहले से काटना, पहले से आकार देना, ...
Bengali:আগে থেকে কাটা, আগে থেকে আকার দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:tallar per avançat, donar forma per avançat, ...
Czech:předem odseknout, předtesat, ...
Danish:forhåndsskære, forhåndsforme, ...
Dutch:van tevoren afsnijden, vooraf vormgeven, ...
Greek:να κόψει εκ των προτέρων, να διαμορφώσει εκ των προτέρων, ...
Hungarian:előre levágni, előformálni, ...
Khmer:កាត់ចេញជាមុន, កែច្នៃជាមុន, ...
Korean:미리 자르다, 미리 형태를 만들다, ...
Persian:پیش از موعد قطع کردن, پیش از موعد شکل دادن, ...
Polish:odciąć wcześniej, kształtować wcześniej, ...
Portuguese (BR):cortar previamente, pré-moldar, ...
Romanian:a tăia din timp, a forma din timp, ...
Swedish:förhugga, förforma, ...
Thai:ตัดล่วงหน้า, แกะสลักล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:önceden kesmek, önceden şekillendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:cắt trước, định hình trước, ...

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