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• Verb, das bedeutet, etwas mit einer Axt, einem Beil, einer Hacke oder einem anderen Werkzeug zu schlagen, zu hacken oder zu schneiden, besonders Holz oder Stein; auch: grob behauen oder zurechtformen.

A verb meaning to chop or cut something, especially wood or stone, with an axe, pick, or other tool.

unregelmäßiges Verb

1. Chop or cutB2formal

   To cut something, especially wood or stone, with a tool such as an axe or a chisel.

   Hauen

   • The lumberjack hewed the tree with a sharp axe.
   • They hewed the stone into a perfect cube.
   • He hewed a path through the dense forest.

   Synonymecarvechopcleavecutfellhackshape

2. B2formal

   To shape or carve something by cutting.

   Behauen

   • The sculptor hewed a statue from a block of marble.
   • They hewed the logs into beams for the cabin.
   • She hewed the wood into a rough figure.

   Synonymecarvechiselcutfashionformsculptshape

3. Adhere to a principleC1formal

   To follow or adhere strictly to a rule, principle, or standard.

   Sich an einen Grundsatz halten

   • The politician hewed closely to the party line.
   • He always hews to his moral principles.
   • The report hews to the facts without embellishment.

   Synonymeadhereclingconformholdstick

Phrasal-Variantenhew out