saw

Pronunciation

• enPR: sô, IPA ^(key): /sɔː/
• SAMPA: /sO:/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Homophones: soar, sore

Noun

Singular saw

Plural saws

A saw

1. (countable) A saw is a tool with sharp teeth used to cut something hard like wood.

   The man used a saw to cut the wood into pieces.

Related words

• handsaw
• jigsaw

Verb

Plain form saw

Third-person singular saws

Past tense sawed

Past participle sawed

Present participle sawing

Plain form saw

Third-person singular saws

Past tense sawed

Past participle sawn

Present participle sawing

1. (transitive) To saw something means to cut it with a saw.

Plain form see

Third-person singular sees

Past tense saw

Past participle seen

Present participle seeing

1. The past tense of see.

   I saw Michelle yesterday; she said to tell you "hi".

   I find it hard to believe that she could do something so awful, but Bob said he saw her do it.

   We saw our favorite band play just last week.