tow
To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongueTo pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
Near-synonyms: draw, haul, pull, trail
ziehen, schleppen, abschleppen
букси́роватьbuksírovatʹ, тяну́тьtjanútʹ, тащи́тьtaščítʹ
(usually)To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
drag behind
Examples
80 sentencesTom was waiting for a tow truck.
Том чекав на евакуатор. — deniko
Tom is waiting for a tow truck.
Том чекає на евакуатор. — deniko
ruТом ждёт эвакуатор. — marafon
Did you call a tow truck?
ruТы вызвал тягач? — odexed
deHast du einen Abschleppwagen gerufen? — Luiaard
We're waiting for a tow truck.
ruМы ждём тягач. — carlosalberto
Your car has been towed away.
ruТвой автомобиль эвакуировали. — odexed
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English towen, from Old English togian (“to tow”), from Proto-West Germanic *tFrom Middle English towen, from Old English togian (“to tow”), from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną (“to draw, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull; to lead”).
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Forms
tows, towing, towed, towedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
21 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
4 patterns- a tow truck
- tow truck
- for a tow
- call a tow
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.