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saw

  • noun
  • sô

A tool used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.

Other meanings

  1. Such a tool with a toothed blade.

  2. Such a tool with an abrasive coating instead of teeth.

Example sentences

  • “He saw that I was beside myself.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “I saw him run after the dog.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Don't tell anyone you saw me here.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "saga".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “saw” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.