Meaning of "hallow" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HALLOW

Old English hālgian, from hāligholy.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HALLOW

hallow  [ˈhæləʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALLOW

Hallow 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 hallow in English.

WHAT DOES HALLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hallow

To hallow is "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form hallowed, as used in The Lord's Prayer, means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered.

Definition of hallow in the English dictionary

The definition of hallow in the dictionary is to consecrate or set apart as being holy. Other definition of hallow is to venerate as being holy.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HALLOW

PRESENT

Present

I hallow

you hallow

he/she/it hallows

we hallow

you hallow

they hallow

Present continuous

I am hallowing

you are hallowing

he/she/it is hallowing

we are hallowing

you are hallowing

they are hallowing

Present perfect

I have hallowed

you have hallowed

he/she/it has hallowed

we have hallowed

you have hallowed

they have hallowed

Present perfect continuous

I have been hallowing

you have been hallowing

he/she/it has been hallowing

we have been hallowing

you have been hallowing

they have been hallowing

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 hallowed

you hallowed

he/she/it hallowed

we hallowed

you hallowed

they hallowed

Past continuous

I was hallowing

you were hallowing

he/she/it was hallowing

we were hallowing

you were hallowing

they were hallowing

Past perfect

I had hallowed

you had hallowed

he/she/it had hallowed

we had hallowed

you had hallowed

they had hallowed

Past perfect continuous

I had been hallowing

you had been hallowing

he/she/it had been hallowing

we had been hallowing

you had been hallowing

they had been hallowing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hallow

you will hallow

he/she/it will hallow

we will hallow

you will hallow

they will hallow

Future continuous

I will be hallowing

you will be hallowing

he/she/it will be hallowing

we will be hallowing

you will be hallowing

they will be hallowing

Future perfect

I will have hallowed

you will have hallowed

he/she/it will have hallowed

we will have hallowed

you will have hallowed

they will have hallowed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hallowing

you will have been hallowing

he/she/it will have been hallowing

we will have been hallowing

you will have been hallowing

they will have been hallowing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hallow

you would hallow

he/she/it would hallow

we would hallow

you would hallow

they would hallow

Conditional continuous

I would be hallowing

you would be hallowing

he/she/it would be hallowing

we would be hallowing

you would be hallowing

they would be hallowing

Conditional perfect

I would have hallow

you would have hallow

he/she/it would have hallow

we would have hallow

you would have hallow

they would have hallow

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hallowing

you would have been hallowing

he/she/it would have been hallowing

we would have been hallowing

you would have been hallowing

they would have been hallowing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hallow
we let´s hallow
you hallow

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hallow

Past participle

hallowed

Present Participle

hallowing

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.

SYNONYMS OF «HALLOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hallow» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hallow

bless · consecrate · dedicate · devote · enshrine · glorify · magnify · respect · revere · reverence · sanctify · venerate

TRANSLATION OF HALLOW

Find out the translation of hallow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hallow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hallow» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 万圣节
• Translator English - Spanish: hallow
• English: hallow
• Translator English - Hindi: पवित्र
• Translator English - Arabic: قدس
• Translator English - Russian: святить
• Translator English - Portuguese: hallow
• Translator English - Bengali: মহাপুরূষ
• Translator English - French: sanctifier
• Translator English - Malay: Hallow
• Translator English - German: heiligen
• Translator English - Japanese: 崇敬
• Translator English - Korean: 신성
• Translator English - Javanese: Hallow
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thánh
• Translator English - Tamil: பரிசுத்தம்
• Translator English - Marathi: पवित्र
• Translator English - Turkish: kutsamak
• Translator English - Italian: santificare
• Translator English - Polish: święcić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: святити
• Translator English - Romanian: sfinți
• Translator English - Greek: γειά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: heilig
• Translator English - Swedish: hallow
• Translator English - Norwegian: hallow

QUOTES WITH «HALLOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hallow.

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Sydney Smith

Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALLOW»

Discover the use of hallow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hallow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hallow Reed the Master Within

Like a candle in the darkness, Ryan Daniel's new book "Hallow Reed - The Master Within," illumines that exquisite journey toward our destiny that we, as humans, are traveling.

Ryan Daniels, 2009

Bullies on the Prowl on a Hallow's Eve

Danny and Rick are two boys that enjoy "Bullying" younger kids at school and in their new neighborhood.

Erma Medrano Mesker, 2011

Hallow-E'en, and Poems of the War

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Winifred M. Letts, 2010

All Hallow's ABC

A Halloween primer, All Hallow's ABC combines strong rhyme with winning graphics for a fun read-out-loud experience. A Beginning Reader book.

‎2012

Hallow Hour

Ghosts haunt the worldżs abandoned cities while crimson hellcats roam the crumbling landscape.

Caighlan Smith, 2013

Hallow Evening

A fun filled photographic poem of Halloween.Followed by two short illustrated stories of the season.

Gabriella Cairo, 2008

HALLOW A VAMPIRE HUNTERS STORY

Carefully she picked Hallow up off the table by the chain. Even it felt warm against her skin. Edwin stopped her as she tried to walk past him. "Sadie, not like this." "Edwin, it's what he wanted. I have to be the one to end it for him." "I get that.

J.D. POPE

Hallow Evil: Prose and Poems for the 31 Days of October

HALLOW EVIL, Prose and Poems for the 31 Days of October by Chris Cook, is restricted intellectual property. It is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, and of all countries covered by the International ...

Chris Cook, 2013

Games for Hallow-e'en (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)

Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words.

Mary E. Blain, 2009

Tweedside, to which is Added. Hallow Fair. Katharine Ogie, ...

TWEEDSIDE, » Тожысё h added, w . HALLOW FAIR' ...

‎1823

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hallow is used in the context of the following news items.

From Juju to the Eucharist |Blogs | NCRegister.com

As this illustrates, it does not necessarily follow that humans clearly know why they hallow some creaturely thing, nor what exactly is being ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»

Trenton police dog finds gun suspect hiding in attic crawlspace | NJ …

Malcom Rooks, 20, was charged with gun possession, possession of hallow-point bullets, obstruction, resisting arrest and several moving ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

Donald Trump's 'competence' rhetoric resonates with libertarian …

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times - Sunday, July 12, 2015. LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump wants to make the presidential election race about ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»

Oroville's Lott Home hosts toy soldier display

W. Britain began casting hallow metal figures in 1893, according to the company's website. The manufacturing method led to lower prices and ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, Jul 15»

County prepares for more possible rainfall as water recedes

Several roads remain closed, such as sections of Goat Hallow Road, Briarwood Road in Monrovia and Willowbrook Drive. The area around the ... «Reporter-Times, Jul 15»

Terrifying new trailer for ambitious horror anthology film Tales of …

... cinematic candy bucket with frightening tales by 10 cult directors, each themed around the costumed mayhem of All Hallow's Eve in a generic ... «Blastr, Jul 15»

Loggers captured at work in Larry Fink's Opening the Sky - BBC News

Gravity takes its toll, hallow of time, silence then. A silence without time." The pictures show the tough life of the loggers, yet also the beauty of ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

Chennai scientists nail glaucoma gene - The Times of India

"If a person has to change glasses every three months or has a rainbow hallow in vision, he/ she should get a check-up," he said. «Times of India, Jul 15»

Who wants some? Ash Vs. Evil Dead trailer premieres online — watch

... even if the long, long, long, long, looooong-awaited followup to Sam Raimi's hilariously horrific trilogy doesn't premiere until All Hallow's Eve. «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»

Two Fake Ondo Lawmakers Forged INEC Documents

“For [Mr. Akinrutan and Mr. Malachi] to have been sworn in at the hallow chamber of the Assembly alongside the remaining 24 members-elect, ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»