Word Frequency
mow1 (məʊ
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: mows, mowing, mowed, mowed, mown
- to cut down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine
- tr to cut the growing vegetation of (a field, lawn, etc)
Derived Forms
ˈmower nounWord Origin
Old English māwan; related to Old High German māen, Middle Dutch maeyen to mow, Latin metere to reap, Welsh medimow3 (maʊ
)
Definitions
noun, verb
- an archaic word for grimace
Word Origin
C14: from Old French moe a pout, or Middle Dutch mouweTranslations for 'mow'
- British English: mow If you mow an area of grass, you cut it using a lawnmower or a mower.He was mowing the lawn.məʊ VERB
- Arabic: يَقْطَعُ الْأعْشَابَ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cortargrama
- Chinese: 割草
- Croatian: kositi
- Czech: sekat posekattrávník
- Danish: slå
- Dutch: maaien
- European Spanish: segarcésped
- Finnish: leikata ruohoa
- French: tondre
- German: mähen
- Greek: θερίζω
- Italian: tagliare l’erba
- Japanese: 刈る
- Korean: 베다깎다
- Norwegian: slågress osv.
- Polish: skosić kosić
- Portuguese: cortarrelva
- Romanian: a tunde iarba
- Russian: косить
- Spanish: cortarel pasto
- Swedish: klippakorta av
- Thai: ตัดหญ้า
- Turkish: çim biçmek
- Ukrainian: косити
- Vietnamese: cắt cỏ
Example Sentences Including 'mow'
Besides being a bad cook he was a psychotic gardener (`if admitted to the garden he will mow down anything in his reach with a sword ').SPICE: The History of a Temptation (2004)
Coincidently, my neighbour had a contractor in to mow his lawn on Sunday.The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)
Giants "Riches won't change him -he will still mow his own lawn every week.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Home help by Kathleen Richardson Never want to vacuum your floor again, mow your lawn or do your ironing?Spiked (2004)
It was always agreed that I would mow into Columbia University's dorm when I was accepted into the school.Iced
Jarek, 40, said: "He'd watch her sew or me mow the lawn, then build a mower or sewing machine from Lego.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Parents mow lawns, paint buildings or do administration work in return for payment of the fees.New Zealand Herald (2004)
She had a team of local boys, headed by her feckless nephew, to weed and water, and mow the lawns.AMAGANSETT (2004)
`The farmer gets more grass to fatten his sheep, and the owners get a bit of money and don't have to mow the grass, so it suits everyone.The Hardie Inheritance
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