pew

pjuː

Definition

Definition of pew - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

churchlong bench in a church for seating

The congregation filled the pews for Sunday service.

bench

seat

enclosed seating

Dated

enclosed compartment in a church for a group

Dated

The family sat together in their private pew.

bench

seat

stall

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Images of pew

long bench in a church for seating
enclosed compartment in a church for a group

Expressions with pew

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take a pew

sit down, often in a relaxed way

Come in and take a pew.

Origin of pew

Old English, peow (servant)

Terms with pew included in their meaning

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poppyhead

architecture

carved ornament on a church pew

Examples of pew in a sentence

The old wooden pew creaked under his weight.
They reserved a pew for the ceremony.
Each pew was decorated with flowers.

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French:banc, stalle, ...
German:Kirchenbank, Kirchenstuhl, ...
Italian:panca, sedile, ...
Spanish:banco, banco cerrado, ...
Portuguese:banco, compartimento, ...
Chinese:长椅, 教堂座位, ...
Japanese:長椅子, 席, ...
Arabic:مقعد الكنيسة, مَقْعَد مُغْلَق, ...
Hebrew:סַפְסָל כְּנֵסִיָּה, תָּא יְשִׁיבָה, ...
Russian:церковная скамья, ...
Ukrainian:лава, ...
Hindi:चर्च की बेंच, बैठने की जगह, ...
Bengali:পিউ, গির্জার আসন, ...
Catalan:banc d'església, banc privat, ...
Czech:kostelní lavice, uzavřená kostelní lavice, ...
Danish:kirkebænk, bås, ...
Dutch:bank, zitplaats, ...
Greek:στασίδι, κλειστό στασίδι, ...
Hungarian:padsor, elkülönített templomi ülőhely, ...
Khmer:កៅអីវែងក្នុងព្រះវិហារ, កន្លែងអង្គុយមានរបាំងព័ទ្ធជុំវិញសម្រាប់មនុស្សមួយក្រុមក្នុងព្រះវិហារ, ...
Korean:긴 의자, 교회 좌석, ...
Persian:نیمکت کلیسا, جایگاه, ...
Polish:ławka, zamknięta ławka, ...
Portuguese (BR):banco, assento reservado, ...
Romanian:strană, bancă, ...
Swedish:bänk, kyrkbås, ...
Thai:ม้านั่งยาว, ที่นั่งในโบสถ์, ...
Turkish:pew, kilise sırası, ...
Vietnamese:ghế dài nhà thờ, ghế ngồi kín, ...

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