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PRONUNCIATION OF ROUGH-HEW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUGH-HEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rough-Hew is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb rough-hew in English.

WHAT DOES ROUGH-HEW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rough-hew in the English dictionary

The definition of rough-hew in the dictionary is to cut or hew roughly without finishing the surface. Other definition of rough-hew is Also: roughcast. to shape roughly or crudely.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ROUGH-HEW

PRESENT

Present
I rough-hew
you rough-hew
he/she/it rough-hews
we rough-hew
you rough-hew
they rough-hew
Present continuous
I am rough-hewing
you are rough-hewing
he/she/it is rough-hewing
we are rough-hewing
you are rough-hewing
they are rough-hewing
Present perfect
I have rough-hewed
you have rough-hewed
he/she/it has rough-hewed
we have rough-hewed
you have rough-hewed
they have rough-hewed
Present perfect continuous
I have been rough-hewing
you have been rough-hewing
he/she/it has been rough-hewing
we have been rough-hewing
you have been rough-hewing
they have been rough-hewing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I rough-hewed
you rough-hewed
he/she/it rough-hewed
we rough-hewed
you rough-hewed
they rough-hewed
Past continuous
I was rough-hewing
you were rough-hewing
he/she/it was rough-hewing
we were rough-hewing
you were rough-hewing
they were rough-hewing
Past perfect
I had rough-hewed
you had rough-hewed
he/she/it had rough-hewed
we had rough-hewed
you had rough-hewed
they had rough-hewed
Past perfect continuous
I had been rough-hewing
you had been rough-hewing
he/she/it had been rough-hewing
we had been rough-hewing
you had been rough-hewing
they had been rough-hewing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will rough-hew
you will rough-hew
he/she/it will rough-hew
we will rough-hew
you will rough-hew
they will rough-hew
Future continuous
I will be rough-hewing
you will be rough-hewing
he/she/it will be rough-hewing
we will be rough-hewing
you will be rough-hewing
they will be rough-hewing
Future perfect
I will have rough-hewed
you will have rough-hewed
he/she/it will have rough-hewed
we will have rough-hewed
you will have rough-hewed
they will have rough-hewed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rough-hewing
you will have been rough-hewing
he/she/it will have been rough-hewing
we will have been rough-hewing
you will have been rough-hewing
they will have been rough-hewing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would rough-hew
you would rough-hew
he/she/it would rough-hew
we would rough-hew
you would rough-hew
they would rough-hew
Conditional continuous
I would be rough-hewing
you would be rough-hewing
he/she/it would be rough-hewing
we would be rough-hewing
you would be rough-hewing
they would be rough-hewing
Conditional perfect
I would have rough-hew
you would have rough-hew
he/she/it would have rough-hew
we would have rough-hew
you would have rough-hew
they would have rough-hew
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rough-hewing
you would have been rough-hewing
he/she/it would have been rough-hewing
we would have been rough-hewing
you would have been rough-hewing
they would have been rough-hewing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you rough-hew
we let´s rough-hew
you rough-hew
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to rough-hew
Past participle
rough-hewed
Present Participle
rough-hewing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROUGH-HEW

rough trade
rough up
rough work
rough-and-readiness
rough-and-ready
rough-and-tumble
rough-cut
rough-dried
rough-dries
rough-dry
rough-hewn
rough-legged buzzard
rough-spoken
roughage
roughback
roughcast
roughcaster
roughen
roughened
rougher

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUGH-HEW

bite off more than one can chew
cashew
chew
clerihew
eschew
fitchew
grandnephew
great-nephew
hew
Matthew
Mayhew
morphew
nephew
phew
rechew
Saint Matthew
shew
spanghew
thew
whew

Synonyms and antonyms of rough-hew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rough-hew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROUGH-HEW

Find out the translation of rough-hew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rough-hew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rough-hew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗HEW
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rough- hew
570 millions of speakers

English

rough-hew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी न किसी कुल्हाड़ी से काटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخام - حطب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грубо рубить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rough- HEW
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোটামুটি আদরা গঠন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dégrossir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kasar-hew
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rough- hew
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粗HEW
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거친 HEW
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Atos-hew
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đeo ssơ qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோராயமான மற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खडबडीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kabaca yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sbozzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szorstki HEW
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грубо рубати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dur - Hew
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χονδροπελεκώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

behouwen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grov HEW
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grov- HEW
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rough-hew

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGH-HEW»

The term «rough-hew» is used very little and occupies the 177.502 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGH-HEW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rough-hew» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rough-hew» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rough-hew

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUGH-HEW»

Discover the use of rough-hew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rough-hew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hamlet
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William Shakespeare, 2001
2
The works of William Shakespeare
And prais'd * be rashness for it," — let us know, Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well, When our dear plots do pall ; and that should teach us, There 's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew b them how we will, — Hor. That is most ...
William Shakespeare, Howard Staunton, 1864
3
Dictionary of Civil Engineering: English-French
Syn. with HEW; ROUGH-OUT ROUGH-HEW Ebaucher Work Syn. with ROUGH- OUT ROUGHING CHISEL Ebauchoir Equipment and Tools A large hand-chisel used either by the builder to cut materials such as brick, or by the stonecutter to ...
Jean-Paul Kurtz, 2004
4
The works of Shakespeare
There 's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew* them how we will, — Hor. That is most certain. Ham. Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf 'd about me, in the dark Grop'd I to find out them : had my desire ; Finger'd their packet ; and, ...
‎1862
5
No More Gallant a Deed: A Civil War Memoir of the First ...
He believed in an overruling Providence and frequently quoted, "There is a Divinity shapes our ends, rough hew them as we may."4 As he made the quotation that night, in the middle of a period of silent marching, it indicated that his customary ...
James A. Wright, Steven James Keillor, 2001
6
The plays (poems) of Shakespeare, ed. by H. Staunton, the ...
There 's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew* them how we will, — • Hob. That is most certain. Ham. Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf 'd about me, in the dark Grop'd I to find out them : had my desire ; Finger'd their packet ; and, ...
William Shakespeare, Howard Staunton, 1860
7
The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ...
There 's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.2 Hor. That is most certain. Ham. Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf 'd about me, in the dark Grop'd I to find out them: had my desire; Finger'd their packet ; and, in fine, ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, George Steevens, 1809
8
Select plays of William Shakespeare: With the corrections & ...
There 's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.2 Hor. That is most certain. Ham. Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf 'd about me, in the dark Grop'd I to find out them : had my desire ; Finger'd their packet; and, in fine, ...
William Shakespeare, 1820
9
The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and ...
There 's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.2 Hor. That is most certain. Ham. Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Grop'd I to find out them : had my desire ; Finger'd their packet; and, in fine, ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Samuel Johnson, 1809
10
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
I'll never follow ikypall'd fortunes more." Malone. Again, in one of Barnaby Googe's Sonnets, 1563 : " Torment my pauled spryght." Steevens. 8 There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.] Dr. Farmer informs me, that ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUGH-HEW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rough-hew is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Prophets' Influence
... oracles, readers of runes, shamans and other diviners, each of whom claimed the inside track with the forces that govern fate and “shape our ends, rough-hew ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
2
The universe doesn't seem quite so random and pitiless when a …
Or that there is a providence that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will. Or is that the providence that looks after fools and drunkards? It wasn't just the ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
3
Let's emulate Diggers' sacrifice to tackle climate change
Climate change may provide the answer, rough-hew it how we will. It is our sacrificial altar. The question for us is whether we step up for small self-sacrifice now, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
4
The Book Quiz: beginnings, middles and ends
'There's a divinity that shapes our ends / Rough-hew them how we will...' In which Shakespeare play do these words occur? Hamlet; All's Well That Ends Well «Irish Times, Apr 15»
5
Sharebot Teams with NESPOLI&Partners to 3D Print Furniture …
They used a rough-hew machine to design friezes and forms onto the wood. As you can see in the image provided, the final product turned out just perfect. «3DPrint.com, Feb 15»
6
Travel: A Gift From Our Future Selves
But travel reveals this, as Persian Sa'di once too did: "There is a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will." In the same vein that it feeds our ... «Huffington Post India, Dec 14»
7
Soap Factory in Minneapolis to celebrate 25th anniversary
Back in 1989, what is now a rough-hew home to avant garde art was still a functioning factory. "There have been a lot of changes in this building," said Ben ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Nov 14»
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Joyce McMillan: Can you have Hamlet without Shakespeare?
... show, there is also something in these mighty plays that transcends the detail of the original language and lives on, no matter how we rough-hew the text. «Scotsman, Oct 14»
9
Week in Review: December 9, 2013
In order to move goods and themselves in a hilly country largely devoid of infrastructure, people would rough-hew bicycles out of wood (pedal-less bicycles, ... «velonews.competitor.com, Dec 13»
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Former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks
“There's a divinity that shapes our ends,” says Hamlet, “rough-hew them how we will.” Joseph's greatness was that he sensed this. Nothing in his life, he now ... «Arutz Sheva, Dec 13»

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