Meaning of "hoe" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOE

Via Old French houe from Germanic: compare Old High German houwā, houwan to hew, German Haue hoe.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF HOE

hoe  [həʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOE

Hoe is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hoe in English.

WHAT DOES HOE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hoe

Hoe, or HOE may refer to: ▪ Hoe, a hand tool used in gardening ▪ Hoe, a Korean dish of raw fish ▪ Plymouth Hoe, a public space in Plymouth, England, United Kingdom ▪ Hoe, Norfolk, a village in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom ▪ USS Hoe, a U.S. Navy submarine from World War II ▪ Richard March Hoe, an American inventor ▪ Robert Hoe, an English-born American businessman, the father of Richard Hoe ▪ Robert Hoe III, an American businessman, the grandson of Robert Hoe ▪ R. Hoe & Company, a manufacturer of printing presses ▪ Homing Overlay Experiment, a project in the Strategic Defense Initiative ▪ Heroes Over Europe, a 2009 arcade flying video game, published by Ubisoft ▪ Chevrolet Tahoe, an automobile manufactured by the Chevrolet division of General Motors ▪ HOe scale, a narrow gauge variant of HO scale in model railroading ▪ Holographic Optical Element, a virtual lens or mirror in advanced imaging systems...

Definition of hoe in the English dictionary

The definition of hoe in the dictionary is any of several kinds of long-handled hand implement equipped with a light blade and used to till the soil, eradicate weeds, etc. Other definition of hoe is to dig, scrape, weed, or till with or as if with a hoe.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOE

PRESENT

Present

I hoe

you hoe

he/she/it hoes

we hoe

you hoe

they hoe

Present continuous

I am hoing

you are hoing

he/she/it is hoing

we are hoing

you are hoing

they are hoing

Present perfect

I have hoed

you have hoed

he/she/it has hoed

we have hoed

you have hoed

they have hoed

Present perfect continuous

I have been hoing

you have been hoing

he/she/it has been hoing

we have been hoing

you have been hoing

they have been hoing

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 hoed

you hoed

he/she/it hoed

we hoed

you hoed

they hoed

Past continuous

I was hoing

you were hoing

he/she/it was hoing

we were hoing

you were hoing

they were hoing

Past perfect

I had hoed

you had hoed

he/she/it had hoed

we had hoed

you had hoed

they had hoed

Past perfect continuous

I had been hoing

you had been hoing

he/she/it had been hoing

we had been hoing

you had been hoing

they had been hoing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will hoe

you will hoe

he/she/it will hoe

we will hoe

you will hoe

they will hoe

Future continuous

I will be hoing

you will be hoing

he/she/it will be hoing

we will be hoing

you will be hoing

they will be hoing

Future perfect

I will have hoed

you will have hoed

he/she/it will have hoed

we will have hoed

you will have hoed

they will have hoed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hoing

you will have been hoing

he/she/it will have been hoing

we will have been hoing

you will have been hoing

they will have been hoing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hoe

you would hoe

he/she/it would hoe

we would hoe

you would hoe

they would hoe

Conditional continuous

I would be hoing

you would be hoing

he/she/it would be hoing

we would be hoing

you would be hoing

they would be hoing

Conditional perfect

I would have hoe

you would have hoe

he/she/it would have hoe

we would have hoe

you would have hoe

they would have hoe

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hoing

you would have been hoing

he/she/it would have been hoing

we would have been hoing

you would have been hoing

they would have been hoing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hoe
we let´s hoe
you hoe

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hoe

Past participle

hoed

Present Participle

hoing

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.

TRANSLATION OF HOE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 锄头
• Translator English - Spanish: azadón
• English: hoe
• Translator English - Hindi: कुदाल
• Translator English - Arabic: مجرفة
• Translator English - Russian: мотыгой
• Translator English - Portuguese: enxada
• Translator English - Bengali: নিড়ানি
• Translator English - French: binette
• Translator English - Malay: Cangkul
• Translator English - German: Hacke
• Translator English - Japanese: くわ
• Translator English - Korean: 괭이
• Translator English - Javanese: Hoe
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hoe
• Translator English - Tamil: களைக்கோடு
• Translator English - Marathi: खणून काढणे
• Translator English - Turkish: çapa
• Translator English - Italian: zappa
• Translator English - Polish: motyka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мотикою
• Translator English - Romanian: sapa
• Translator English - Greek: σκαπάνη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hoe
• Translator English - Swedish: hoe
• Translator English - Norwegian: hoe

QUOTES WITH «HOE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hoe.

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Edwin Markham

Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOE»

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

Hammer and hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression

Hammer and Hoe documents the efforts of the Alabama Communist Party and its allies to secure racial, economic, and political reforms.

Robin D. G. Kelley, 1990

The Broken Hoe: Cultural Reconfiguration in Biase Southeast ...

In this study of the Biase, a small ethnic group living in Nigeria's Cross River State, David Uru Iyam attempts to resolve a long-standing controversy among development theorists: must Third World peoples adopt Western attitudes, practices, ...

David Uru Iyam, 1995

Hatchet, Hands and Hoe: Planting the Pioneer Spirit

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Heritage gardening specialist, Erica Calkins gives practical instructions and recipes for plants used by the pioneers.

Erica Calkins, 1996

Sterke verhalen: hoe Nederland de planologie opnieuw uitvindt

Summary: Sterke Verhalen zet planologie weer neer als een discipline van sterke verhalen.

Maarten A. Hajer, Jantine Grijzen, Susan A. van 't Klooster, 2010

Hoe-farming and Social Relations Among the Dagara of ...

Unlike other studies which usually focus on the kin-group as the basic social unit, this piece of work considers the house so

Alexis B. Tengan, 2000

Hoe Je Kijkt, Bepaalt Wat Je Ziet

Tijdens de uitvoering van activiteiten worden cliënten voortdurend aangeraakt. Medewerkers dagbesteding moeten zich daar dus heel bewust van zijn. Door zich te verplaatsen in de cliënt en ook zelf te ervaren hoe het voelt om aangeraakt te ...

J. P. J. Sijnke, 2008

A Row to Hoe

Lisa eventually finds that her new challenges can be a positive force in her life. Deborah Norton wrote this book after learning that black rap artists use racist language in their songs.

Deborah Norton, 2011

No Easy Row for a Russian Hoe: Ideology and Pragmatism in ...

A revisionist examination of the important, yet often misrepresented, interplay between ideology and pragmatism in the interaction between the Third World and superpowers, this book explores the dynamics between Nigeria and the USSR from ...

Maxim Matusevich, 2003

How to Have a Smarter Baby: The Infant Stimulation Program ...

Explains the Infant Stimulation Program, a proven method for maximizing a baby's mental and physical development that takes no more than fifteen minutes a day and is used by health professionals throughout the United States

Susan Ludington-Hoe, 1987

The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in ...

The classic way we see the peasant hoe being used in photographs portrays a tool with a short handle held in the hands with the same grip as is used in holding a baseball bat. The tool is applied to the weeds directly in front of the person, ...

Carol Deppe, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOE»

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

Future agronomists hoe the row at BSC academy

Future agronomists hoe the row at BSC academy. Saved. Save Article; My Saved Items · Print Email. 2015-07-15T14:30:00Z 2015-07-15T18:52:10Z Future ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»

Fox hunting vote: 'MP wrong to abstain' | Plymouth Herald

Mike Leslie, 71, lives on The Hoe. He said: "I have no strong opinion on the issue. I lived in the country for ten years and I've seen what foxes ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

Charities chosen as Plymouth Megaride prepares for 21st …

Plymouth bikers are planning to fill the A38 and The Hoe for the 21st annual Megaride on August 9. The annual charity event has this year ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

The MTV takeover of Plymouth Hoe begins

Parts of Plymouth Hoe are being cordoned off as work begins to transform the waterfront into a music venue for MTV Crashes Plymouth later ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

Hoe Hin Pak Fah Yeow International Limited Adopts Mobile …

With International Data Corp. (IDC) estimating there will be as many as 1.3 billion mobile workers worldwide this year, Hong Kong-based Hoe ... «Mobile Enterprise, Jul 15»

The line-up and times for Live And Local music event on Plymouth …

Organised by Plymouth City Council and hosted by Radio Plymouth, this event will see thousands of music fans visit The Hoe for an evening of ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

From NT student to budding teacher

If his mother were still alive today, Mr David Hoe, 28, would want to tell her: "I think I might have done you proud". Mr Hoe's mother died from ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»

A home for the hoe and trowel

Garden tools don't just run away and hide, but often it seems that way. Where's the trowel I was using before lunch? And the weed bucket? «The Ellsworth American, Jul 15»

Review: 'Bitter Homes & Gardens,' a botanical hoe-down

Mary Tuomanen as an ear of corn and to her left, Kristen Bailey, in the Bearded Ladies Cabaret production of 'Bitter Homes & Gardens.' (Photo ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»

1 dead in Uintah County after track hoe overturns in Green River

Divers recovered the body of a Duchesne County man Thursday from a track hoe that overturned in the Green River east of Pelican Lake in ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»