mow
To cut down grass or cropsTo cut down grass or crops.
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Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 1
Examples
184 sentencesI want Tom to mow the lawn.
Я хочу, щоб Том підстриг газон. — deniko
Did you tell Tom to mow the lawn?
Ти сказав Тому покосити траву на газоні? — deniko
ruТы сказал Тому покосить лужайку? — sharptoothed
I'll have Tom mow your lawn.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To cut down grass or crops.
He mowed the lawn every few weeks in the summer.
mähen, schneiden
коси́тьkosítʹ, ска́шиватьskášivatʹ, скоси́тьskosítʹ
коси́тиkosýty, сікти́siktý
To put into mows.
стогова́тьstogovátʹ, скирдова́тьskirdovátʹ
To make grimaces, mock.
грима́сничатьgrimásničatʹ, стро́ить ро́жиstróitʹ róži
(often, transitive)To cut down or slaughter in great numbers.
- cut with a blade or mower
- make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
Origin
From Middle English mowen (participle mowen), from Old English māwan (past tense mēow, pasFrom Middle English mowen (participle mowen), from Old English māwan (past tense mēow, past participle māwen), from Proto-West Germanic *māan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow, reap”).
From Middle English mowe, from Old French moe (“grimace”), from Frankish *mauwa (“pout, protruding lip”), from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“muff, sleeve”). Akin to Middle Dutch mouwe (“protruding lip”). Doublet of moue ("pout").
From Middle English mowe, form Old English mūga, mūha, from Proto-West Germanic *mūgō, *mūhō, from Proto-Germanic *mūgô, *mūhō; perhaps connected to Ancient Greek μύκων (múkōn, “heap”). Cognate with Norwegian muge (“heap, crowd, flock”).
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Forms
mows, mowing, mowed, mownTenses
mow · mowed · will mow · have mownSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
6 patterns- mow the lawn
- mow our lawn
- mowing his lawn
- mow your lawn
- mowing lawns
- need to mow
See also
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