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noun | verb hemhem1 /hɛm/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYhem1Origin: Old English THESAURUSoutside part► edge the part of an object or an area that is farthest from its center: Don’t put your glass so close to the edge of the table. My uncle’s house is on the edge of town near the freeway. ► side the part of an object or area that is near an edge: He pushed the cauliflower to the side of his plate. ► border the official line around a country, state, or area that separates it from other areas: We crossed the border into Mexico at Nogales. ► boundary the line that marks the edge of a surface, space, or area of land inside a country: The Mississippi River forms a natural boundary between Tennessee and Arkansas. ► perimeter the border around an enclosed area or a shape: Security guards patrol the perimeter of the camp night and day. ► outskirts the areas of a city that are furthest away from the center: They built the airport on the outskirts of the city. ► rim the outside edge of something deep or something with high sides, such as a cup or a canyon (=deep valley with very steep sides): There was lipstick on the rim of the cup. ► margin the empty space at either side of a printed page: I wrote some notes in the margins of the page. ► hem the edge of a piece of cloth that is folded and sewn, especially the lower edge of a skirt, pair of pants, etc.: The hem of her dress was coming loose. ► curb the raised edge of a street: If the curb is painted red, you can’t park next to it. the edge of a piece of cloth that is turned under and sewn down, especially the lower edge of a skirt, pants, etc.
► see thesaurus at edge1 noun | verb hemhem2 verb (hemmed, hemming) VERB TABLEhem |
| Present | I, you, we, they | hem | | he, she, it | hems | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hemmed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hemmed | | he, she, it | has hemmed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hemmed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hem | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hemmed |
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| Present | I | am hemming | | he, she, it | is hemming | | you, we, they | are hemming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was hemming | | you, we, they | were hemming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hemming | | he, she, it | has been hemming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hemming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hemming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hemming |
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