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“Ewe” or “Yew” or “You”

ewe / yew / you are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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ewe y·UW

  • nouna member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana.
  • nouna Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin.
  • nounfemale sheep.

yew y·UW

  • nounwood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows.
  • nounany of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves.

you y·UW

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“ewe”

  • EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2014–2015)
  • …known traditional music of the Ewe of Ghana, Togo, and Dahomey,…
  • …signed with the German team EWE Baskets Oldenburg for the 2014–15
  • …Volta River among the Anlo Ewe people.
  • …299 which sailed from Loch Ewe on 21 June 1942 and…
  • …and common dabs at Loch Ewe/ I.
  • …Latin in Form I, Geography, Ewe and Bible Knowledge in Form…

“yew”

  • Lee Kuan Yew as Singapore Prime Minister
  • …(such as holly, ivy, mistletoe, yew, and pine) into the home…
  • Loke Yew, philanthropist and was once the…
  • Lui Tuck Yew, country's Minister for Transport and…
  • The large yew tree stood on the lawn…
  • Lee Kuan Yew
  • Haji Omar Lim Yew Hock, second Chief Minister of
  • …Prime Minister in Lee Kuan Yew, 4 Speakers of Parliament, 7…
  • …former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok…
  • …bird cherry (Prunus padus), Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata), and several willows…

“you”

  • Hey You by Abi Tucker who plays…
  • "Stuck With You" is the debut disc and…
  • You Believed
  • Stuck with You (Zones song)
  • "Two Sides of You" (3:34)
  • Hey You
  • Whatever You Love, You Are
  • Side A: "Stuck With You"
  • It's something you might want to watch out
  • …its eponymous song, "Stuck With You", which was backed with "No…

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