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dow

dow
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dou, doh]
    • /daʊ, doʊ/
    • /ˈdaʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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

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Synonyms for dow

noun dow

  • big board — the quotation board in the New York Stock Exchange

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