mow the grass
For Israel to periodically carry out attacks on the Gaza Strip to maintain control in…For Israel to periodically carry out attacks on the Gaza Strip to maintain control in the conflict with the Palestinians.
» Farmers mow the grass to forage.
Bauern mähen das Gras, um Futter zu machen. — Yorwba
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2 senses(offensive)For Israel to periodically carry out attacks on the Gaza Strip to maintain control in the conflict with the Palestinians.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mow, grass.
Examples
10 sentencesFarmers mow the grass to forage.
deBauern mähen das Gras, um Futter zu machen. — Yorwba
I need to mow the grass.
Grandmother mows the grass in the garden.
ruБабушка косит траву в саду. — Biga
deGroßmutter mäht Gras im Garten. — Manfredo
Scythes are used for mowing grass by hand.
deSensen dienen zum Rasenmähen per Hand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The smell of mown grass evokes hot summer afternoons.
deDer Geruch von gemähtem Gras erinnert an heiße Sommernachmittage. — Stuhr
Forms
mows the grass, mowing the grass, mowed the grass, mown the grass| Base form | mow the grass · to mow the grass |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mows the grass |
| Present participle | mowing the grass |
| Past simple | mowed the grass |
| Past participle | mown the grass |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.