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sawed

verb
SaySAWD/sɔd/UK/sɔːd/

2 meanings of sawed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of saw. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    He sawed the plank in half before lunch.

    By noon, they had sawed every log into firewood.

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  2. 2
    verbdialectalhumorous
    Past tense of see. In some dialects, people use this instead of "saw".

    I sawed you on TV last night, and you looked great!

    She sawed the whole thing happen but never said a word.

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sawed is a form of saw

saw, verb: To cut or shape something with a saw. Also used to say how easily a material cuts this way. Full entry

Forms
sawsaws he/she/itsawing -ing formsawed past tense, past participle
Spelling
saw → sawed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origins

Meaning 1

This is the word "saw" with "-ed" added to make the past tense.

Meaning 2

This is a nonstandard form made by adding "-ed" to "saw," which is already the past tense of "see."