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- [dou, doh]
- /daʊ, doʊ/
- /ˈdaʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dou, doh]
- /daʊ, doʊ/
Definitions of dow word
- verb without object dow to be able. 1
- verb without object dow to thrive; prosper; do well. 1
- noun dow Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt. 1
- noun dow (obsolete) To be worth. 1
- noun dow Gerard Dou 0
- noun dow Alternative form of dhow. 0
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Origin of dow
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English dowen, doghen, Old English dugan to be worthy; cognate with German taugen; cf. doughty
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Parts of speech for Dow
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dow
noun dow
- big board — the quotation board in the New York Stock Exchange
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