verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of saw form-of, participle, past
2. 2
   simple past of see dialectal, form-of, humorous, often, past

   ""Yes, yes, el Pero! that was himself!" cried the captain; "I sawed him at the ale-house at Penzance with my own eye.""

Synonyms

All synonyms

adagebywordpower sawproverbproverbadage

Example

More examples

"He sawed logs for the fireplace."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Regular addition of the past tense suffix -ed to saw.

Etymology 2

Nonstandard addition of -ed to saw, which is already a strong past tense form of see.

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