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Meaning of "gallow" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GALLOW

gallow  [ˈɡæləʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALLOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gallow is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gallow in English.

WHAT DOES GALLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gallow

Gallows

A gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging, or as a means of torture before execution, as was used when being hanged, drawn and quartered. The gallows took its form from the Roman Furca when Constantine the Great abolished crucifixion.

Definition of gallow in the English dictionary

The definition of gallow in the dictionary is to frighten.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GALLOW

PRESENT

Present
I gallow
you gallow
he/she/it gallows
we gallow
you gallow
they gallow
Present continuous
I am gallowing
you are gallowing
he/she/it is gallowing
we are gallowing
you are gallowing
they are gallowing
Present perfect
I have gallowed
you have gallowed
he/she/it has gallowed
we have gallowed
you have gallowed
they have gallowed
Present perfect continuous
I have been gallowing
you have been gallowing
he/she/it has been gallowing
we have been gallowing
you have been gallowing
they have been gallowing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I gallowed
you gallowed
he/she/it gallowed
we gallowed
you gallowed
they gallowed
Past continuous
I was gallowing
you were gallowing
he/she/it was gallowing
we were gallowing
you were gallowing
they were gallowing
Past perfect
I had gallowed
you had gallowed
he/she/it had gallowed
we had gallowed
you had gallowed
they had gallowed
Past perfect continuous
I had been gallowing
you had been gallowing
he/she/it had been gallowing
we had been gallowing
you had been gallowing
they had been gallowing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will gallow
you will gallow
he/she/it will gallow
we will gallow
you will gallow
they will gallow
Future continuous
I will be gallowing
you will be gallowing
he/she/it will be gallowing
we will be gallowing
you will be gallowing
they will be gallowing
Future perfect
I will have gallowed
you will have gallowed
he/she/it will have gallowed
we will have gallowed
you will have gallowed
they will have gallowed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gallowing
you will have been gallowing
he/she/it will have been gallowing
we will have been gallowing
you will have been gallowing
they will have been gallowing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would gallow
you would gallow
he/she/it would gallow
we would gallow
you would gallow
they would gallow
Conditional continuous
I would be gallowing
you would be gallowing
he/she/it would be gallowing
we would be gallowing
you would be gallowing
they would be gallowing
Conditional perfect
I would have gallow
you would have gallow
he/she/it would have gallow
we would have gallow
you would have gallow
they would have gallow
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gallowing
you would have been gallowing
he/she/it would have been gallowing
we would have been gallowing
you would have been gallowing
they would have been gallowing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gallow
we let´s gallow
you gallow
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gallow
Past participle
gallowed
Present Participle
gallowing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GALLOW


aloe
ˈæləʊ
callow
ˈkæləʊ
calo
ˈkæləʊ
dishallow
dɪsˈhæləʊ
fallow
ˈfæləʊ
hallow
ˈhæləʊ
mallow
ˈmæləʊ
marshmallow
ˌmɑːʃˈmæləʊ
rogallo
rəˈɡæləʊ
sallow
ˈsæləʊ
shallow
ˈʃæləʊ
tallow
ˈtæləʊ
tapalo
ˈtæpæləʊ
unhallow
ʌnˈhæləʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALLOW

gallon
gallonage
galloon
gallooned
galloot
gallop
gallopade
galloper
galloping
galloping inflation
gallous
Gallovidian
gallow tree
Galloway
gallowglass
gallows
gallows bird
gallows humour
gallows tree
gallowsness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALLOW

allow
ballow
barn swallow
chimney swallow
cliff swallow
common swallow
disallow
enwallow
fellow
Indian mallow
Japan tallow
marsh mallow
musk mallow
reswallow
rose mallow
sea swallow
swallow
tree mallow
vegetable tallow
wallow
woodswallow

Synonyms and antonyms of gallow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gallow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALLOW

Find out the translation of gallow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gallow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gallow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gallow
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gallow
570 millions of speakers

English

gallow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gallow
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gallow
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Gallow
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gallow
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gallow
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

potence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gila
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Galgen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gallow
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gallow
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gundhul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gallow
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gallow
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुरुंगात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gallow
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gallow
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gallow
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Gallow
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gallow
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγχόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gallow
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

galge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

galge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gallow

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALLOW»

The term «gallow» is regularly used and occupies the 57.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GALLOW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gallow» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gallow» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gallow

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALLOW»

Discover the use of gallow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gallow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gallow: The Crimson Shield
I have been Truesword to my friends, Griefbringer to my enemies.
Nathan Hawke, 2013
2
Gallow: Cold Redemption
I fought against your people, and I have fought for them.
Nathan Hawke, 2013
3
Gallow: The Last Bastion
The last battle for the fate of your country is coming.
Nathan Hawke, 2013
4
The Ramton Gallow Mysteries: the Witch of Primrose Hill
When a teenage boy is found dead, twelve-year-old Daniel Grade suspects that old Mrs.
C. J. Wright, 2009
5
A Soldier’s Woman
It would take a very special soldier to overcome Megan Ryan's distrust of all things military.
Amy Gallow, 2009
6
First Aid in Spelling
This text covers the complete range of spelling rules and high-frequency words, prefixes, suffixes, consonant clusters, silent letters, plural forms, homonyms and common mistakes.
Jan Gallow, Karen Morrison, 2012
7
Gallow: The Fateguard Trilogy eBook Collection
Despise me, then, for I have slain more of your kin than I can count, though I remember every single face. Collected here are the first three Gallow novels, along with a collection of framing short stories.
Nathan Hawke, 2014
8
The Gallow Glass
"Dante is on the run, Bea is in prison and Ezekiel is wounded.
Brian Keaney, 2008
9
Mitchell's Valley
Set in the high plains of the Sierras, Mitchell's Valley will have great appeal to lovers of well written modern romance. Gallow has quite a literary style and a good grasp of the suspenseful romantic novel.
Amy Gallow, 2006
10
History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland: ...
Sallyport- gate Donkin B. Back-lane Elliott Jane, Abinger-tt Foggin Elizb. 33, StoweU st Frizell W. 16,Spring Garden- terrace Forster E. Nun's-lane Gibson G. Gallow-gate Gibson J. 5, Oak's-place Gibson W. Gallow-gate Haddock W. Gallow -gate ...
Whellan, William, & Co, 1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gallow is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Council uses credit cards to splash out £242k on hotel stays …
STAFF spent £242,000 on Dumfries and Gallow Council credit cards last year. Luxury hotel stays, rail tickets and even a fancy dress ostrich ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
2
Amy Poehler's Film Fest at the McKittrick Hotel Sells Out in a Day
... a restaurant, and Gallow Green, a rooftop bar. Ms. Poehler had visited the space several times – once for the annual debauched New Year's ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
3
'Noises Off' opens July 10 at Repertory Theatre
... Geetter (West Hartford), David Sirois (Wolcott), Barbara Gallow (Newington), Jean-Marie McGrath (Naugatuck), Daniel Morrow (Naugatuck), ... «West Hartford News, Jul 15»
4
'Minions' making millions already
"The Gallow" swallowed $900,000 Thursday. Ryan Reynolds and Ben Kingsley star in the PG-13 film titled "Self/Less." It, too, will go nowhere. «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
5
Magnus Talks His Upcoming GFW Appearance, Was His TNA …
I've got to work with Gallows quite a bit and I love Gallow's he's a great talent and I've always been a fan of Karl Anderson. So to get a ... «Wrestlezone, Jul 15»
6
Spare Times for Children for July 10-16
Gallow Green, the rooftop restaurant at the McKittrick Hotel, is reviving this series, welcoming children ages 6 through 11 to learn all about ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Amy Poehler curates summer film festival at the McKittrick Hotel
The McKittrick Hotel, known for its "Sleep No More" theatrical experience and its trendy rooftop bar and restaurant, Gallow Green, has ... «amNY, Jul 15»
8
Amy Poehler Has Curated The Summer's Best Outdoor Movie Series
... and they will be presented in a private garden space called The Farm, an extension of the rooftop garden bar and restaurant Gallow Green.". «Gothamist, Jul 15»
9
Local bands pay tribute to Rolling Stones, help Food Bank of …
The Gallow Walkers will take the stage first, followed by the Dead Flowers. In lieu of a cover charge, monetary donations will be accepted for ... «Lancaster Bee, Jul 15»
10
All Rights Reserved
... Rolling Stones the night before they perform at The Ralph, to benefit the Food Bank of WNY, with openers The Gallow Walkers, 8 p.m. Friday, ... «kentonbee, Jul 15»

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