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# saw

verb past (see, sees, saw, seen, seeing); noun (a saw, saws); verb (saw, saws, sawed, sawn or sawed, sawing)

«saw» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Saw is the past form of see: «I saw a bird.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#m1)
2. A saw is a tool with a sharp toothed blade for cutting wood or metal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#m2)
3. To saw is to cut with a saw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#m3)
4. An old saying is sometimes called a saw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths: usually the story verb «saw» (counted things seen, often added); sometimes a tool that cuts boards into pieces (cuts = pieces − 1). In D&T and building: hand saws, safety goggles. In science: a seesaw is a lever. In stories: «I saw it with my own eyes».

### Examples

- She saw 12 birds in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x1)
- He saw 5 cars and 3 buses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x2)
- He used a saw to cut the board into 4 pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x3)
- How many animals did they see in all? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x4)
- I saw a rainbow after the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x5)
- Dad sawed the branch off the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x6)
- Wear goggles when you use a saw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x7)
- We saw a film at the cinema last night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x8)
- The children played on the seesaw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x9)
- Then there was a great deal of hewing and sawing, and at last the three-decker was built. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/#x10)

### Note

As «saw» (see) it brings the things counted, often added. As a tool, cutting into pieces leads to division. Trap: cuts = pieces − 1. Forms of see: see, saw, seen («I have seen», not «I have saw»). Safety: saws are sharp; use them only with an adult.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths: usually the story verb «saw» (counted things seen, often added); sometimes a tool that cuts boards into pieces (cuts = pieces − 1). In D&T and building: hand saws, safety goggles. In science: a seesaw is a lever. In stories: «I saw it with my own eyes».

### Examples

- And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?' (Torah GEN.20.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/saw/#x1)
- Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. (Writings DAN.2.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/saw/#x2)
- When thou sawest a thief, thou hadst company with him, and with adulterers was thy portion. (Writings PSA.50.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/saw/#x3)
- The ram which thou sawest having the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia. (Writings DAN.8.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/saw/#x4)

### Note

As «saw» (see) it brings the things counted, often added. As a tool, cutting into pieces leads to division. Trap: cuts = pieces − 1. Forms of see: see, saw, seen («I have seen», not «I have saw»). Safety: saws are sharp; use them only with an adult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «saw» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saw/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«saw» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/saw.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «saw» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/saw/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«saw» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/saw.html) on Mova free.