o·ver·sew (ō′vər-sō′, ō′vər-sō′) tr.v. o·ver·sewed ,
o·ver·sewn (-sōn′) or
o·ver·sewed ,
o·ver·sew·ing ,
o·ver·sews To sew with overhand stitches.
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oversew (ˈəʊvəˌsəʊ; ˌəʊvəˈsəʊ ) vb ,
-sews ,
-sewing ,
-sewed or -sewn (Knitting & Sewing) to sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
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oversew Past participle: oversewnGerund: oversewingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I oversew you oversew he/she/it oversews we oversew you oversew they oversew
Preterite I oversewed you oversewed he/she/it oversewed we oversewed you oversewed they oversewed
Present Continuous I am oversewing you are oversewing he/she/it is oversewing we are oversewing you are oversewing they are oversewing
Present Perfect I have oversewn you have oversewn he/she/it has oversewn we have oversewn you have oversewn they have oversewn
Past Continuous I was oversewing you were oversewing he/she/it was oversewing we were oversewing you were oversewing they were oversewing
Past Perfect I had oversewn you had oversewn he/she/it had oversewn we had oversewn you had oversewn they had oversewn
Future I will oversew you will oversew he/she/it will oversew we will oversew you will oversew they will oversew
Future Perfect I will have oversewn you will have oversewn he/she/it will have oversewn we will have oversewn you will have oversewn they will have oversewn
Future Continuous I will be oversewing you will be oversewing he/she/it will be oversewing we will be oversewing you will be oversewing they will be oversewing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been oversewing you have been oversewing he/she/it has been oversewing we have been oversewing you have been oversewing they have been oversewing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been oversewing you will have been oversewing he/she/it will have been oversewing we will have been oversewing you will have been oversewing they will have been oversewing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been oversewing you had been oversewing he/she/it had been oversewing we had been oversewing you had been oversewing they had been oversewing
Conditional I would oversew you would oversew he/she/it would oversew we would oversew you would oversew they would oversew
Past Conditional I would have oversewn you would have oversewn he/she/it would have oversewn we would have oversewn you would have oversewn they would have oversewn
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. oversew - sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them bothovercast - sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
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