Meaning

1 senses
  1. To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.

    Con artists are not cowed by the law.

    запу́гиватьzapúgivatʹ, запуга́тьzapugátʹ

    заля́куватиzaljákuvaty, заляка́тиzaljakáty

More definitions
  • subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

Examples

630 sentences
  1. I've never seen a real cow.

    Я ніколи не бачив спражньої корови. — deniko

    ruЯ никогда не видел настоящую корову. — FeuDRenais

    deBisher habe ich nie eine echte Kuh gesehen. — MUIRIEL

  2. I'm the one who taught Tom how to milk a cow.

    Це я навчив Тома доїти корів. — deniko

    ruЭто я научил Тома доить корову. — marafon

  3. Have you ever milked a cow?

    Ти колись доїла корову? — deniko

    ruТы когда-нибудь доил корову? — odexed

    deHast du schon einmal eine Kuh gemolken? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I learned to milk a cow.

    Я навчився доїти корову. — deniko

    ruЯ научился доить корову. — marafon

    deIch lernte, eine Kuh zu melken. — Yorwba

  5. Cows are eating grass in the meadow.

    Корови пасуться на лугу. — deniko

    ruКоровы едят траву на лугу. — corvard

    deDie Kühe essen auf der Weide Gras. — xtofu80

Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to intimidate — see also intimidate, daunt:
Русский
By meaning 1
to intimidate — see also intimidate, daunt:

Origin

Probably from Old Norse kúga (“to oppress”) (whence also Norwegian and Danish kue, Swedish

Probably from Old Norse kúga (“to oppress”) (whence also Norwegian and Danish kue, Swedish kuva); compare Icelandic kúfa (“to set on top”) and Faroese kúga (“to oppress”).

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Forms

cows, cowing, cowed, cowed
Base formcow · to cow
3rd person singularcows
Present participlecowing
Past simplecowed
Past participlecowed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycow
he, she, itcows

Past simpleLesson

all personscowed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cowed
he, she, ithas cowed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cow

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats):overawe

Word family

5 related words

See also

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