hem

Significat (Anglès)

Intj

Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

Noun

An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

Verb

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.

Noun

1. The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
2. A rim or margin of something.
3. In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a hem.
2. (transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
3. (transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.

Pron

Obsolete form of 'em.

Conceptes

vora

tavella

orla

Sinònims

edge

border

rim

fold

seam

fringe

edging

margin

selvage

cuff

boundary

make a border

ahem

lap

hemline

brink

hawk

fold down the edge

hemstitch

enclose

grunt

fold the edge of cloth

train

🚋

welt

frontier

sew

side

oversew

brim

skirt

fold the border

flanging

flange

contour

fell

fee

confine

extremity

end

🔚

come undone

encompass

limit

circuit

bottom

bend

imposition

hem stitch

embank

lip

cause

Traduccions

ourlet

Saum

orlo

ourler

bord

dobladillo

säumen

bordo

bainha

orlare

borde

bordatura

zomen

einengen

Rand

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/hɛm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: hem

Heretat de anglès antic: hemm

Cognat amb alt alemany mitjà: hemmen

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: hemja

Cognat amb armeni: քամել

Cognat amb rus: ком

Heretat de anglès mitjà: hemmen

Heretat de anglès antic: hemman

In summary

A sound uttered in imitation of clearing the throat (onomatopoeia)