How to spell saw

Saw is spelled S-A-W.

hear itsaw/sɔ/verbLong vowels

What it means: To perceive something with your eyes.

In a sentence: I saw a butterfly land on the flower.

Same family: handsaw, chainsaw, jigsaw, circular saw, table saw. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The noun "saw" comes from Old English "sagu" or "saw," meaning a cutting tool. Related words with the same ancient root appear in German ("Säge") and Dutch ("zaag").

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