ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOW
Old English māwan; related to Old High German māen, Middle Dutch maeyen to mow, Latin metere to reap, Welsh medi.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MOW
PRESENT
Present
I mow
you mow
he/she/it mows
we mow
you mow
they mow
Present continuous
I am mowing
you are mowing
he/she/it is mowing
we are mowing
you are mowing
they are mowing
Present perfect
I have mowed
you have mowed
he/she/it has mowed
we have mowed
you have mowed
they have mowed
Present perfect continuous
I have been mowing
you have been mowing
he/she/it has been mowing
we have been mowing
you have been mowing
they have been mowing
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 mowed
you mowed
he/she/it mowed
we mowed
you mowed
they mowed
Past continuous
I was mowing
you were mowing
he/she/it was mowing
we were mowing
you were mowing
they were mowing
Past perfect
I had mowed
you had mowed
he/she/it had mowed
we had mowed
you had mowed
they had mowed
Past perfect continuous
I had been mowing
you had been mowing
he/she/it had been mowing
we had been mowing
you had been mowing
they had been mowing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will mow
you will mow
he/she/it will mow
we will mow
you will mow
they will mow
Future continuous
I will be mowing
you will be mowing
he/she/it will be mowing
we will be mowing
you will be mowing
they will be mowing
Future perfect
I will have mowed
you will have mowed
he/she/it will have mowed
we will have mowed
you will have mowed
they will have mowed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mowing
you will have been mowing
he/she/it will have been mowing
we will have been mowing
you will have been mowing
they will have been mowing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would mow
you would mow
he/she/it would mow
we would mow
you would mow
they would mow
Conditional continuous
I would be mowing
you would be mowing
he/she/it would be mowing
we would be mowing
you would be mowing
they would be mowing
Conditional perfect
I would have mow
you would have mow
he/she/it would have mow
we would have mow
you would have mow
they would have mow
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mowing
you would have been mowing
he/she/it would have been mowing
we would have been mowing
you would have been mowing
they would have been mowing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you mow
we let´s mow
you mow
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
mowing
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.
8 QUOTES WITH «MOW»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
mow.
We didn't have a whole lot of money when I was growing up either. I would always ask for magic books or magic tricks for my birthday or for Christmas and the rest of the year I either had to mow lawns or find part time jobs to help supplement the cost of doing magic.
My husband and I have, in some ways, a non-traditional relationship - especially when it comes to domestic duties. He does most of the cooking, dishes, and laundry, while I do most of the yard work. I love to mow the lawn! And I take great satisfaction in planting and pruning.
This means that they are bound by law and custom to plough the fields of their masters, harvest the corn, gather it into barns, and thresh and winnow the grain; they must also mow and carry home the hay, cut and collect wood, and perform all manner of tasks of this kind.
Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow their lawns and watch 'American Idol' and video their children's concerts and have the same hopes and dreams that their straight counterparts do.
When I was a young actor in Vienna, already my hair was falling out at a rapid rate. I went to a doctor, who said hair was like grass: if you mow it, then it grows back stronger. So I went to Brittany, where nobody knew me, and I shaved my head. When it grew back - only the fringes!
Going to high school in rural Florida, we always partied down in the woods. Somebody - one of the rednecks - would leave class and mow a path out to a field, and we'd drive out there. Dude, every party I went to was lit by a bonfire. Acoustic guitar.
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOW»
Discover the use of
mow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beautiful No-
Mow Yards: 50 Amazing Lawn Alternatives
In this ultimate guide to rethinking your yard, Hadden showcases dozens of inspiring, eco-friendly alternatives to that demanding (and dare we say boring?) green turf.
2
Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics & Mechano-biology
Biomaterials / Ahmed El-Ghannam and Paul Ducheyne -- Biomechanics of the spine / Ian A. F. Stokes and James C. Iatridis -- Biomechanics of fracture fixation and fracture healing / Lutz E. Claes and Keita Ito -- Biomechanics and preclinical ...
Van C. Mow, Rik Huiskes, 2005
3
Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics
This classic text has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest advances in orthopaedic biomechanics, and the successful application of mechanical laws to the locomotor system of the human body.
Van C. Mow, Wilson C. Hayes, 1997
4
Scotts Lawns: Your Guide to a Beautiful Yard
Mowing tips • Change the direction and pattern each time you mow. Doing so
reduces turf wear from mower wheels. This damage is even more pronounced in
thin or shady areas. If you mow repeatedly in the same direction, the mower
tends ...
5
The Edible Front Yard: The
Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan for a ...
But The Edible Front Yard isn't about the typical veggie garden, and author Ivette Soler is passionate about putting edibles up front and creating edible gardens with curb appeal.
6
Sequence Design for Spread Spectrum
In this groundbreaking collection, twenty-one prominent medievalists discuss continuity and change in ideas of personhood and community and argue for the viability of the comic mode in the study and recovery of history.
7
A dictionary of the Chinese language
Plants and trees growing freely ; luxuriant ; flourishing ; affluent ; strong ; in high
health; elegant; strenuous effort; five persons are called Mow. Name of a territory.
A surname. Also read Moo and Mo. J§§! Mow shing, or §¥; jfj^ Fung mow, ...
8
Quantum Mechanics: Fundamentals
This text builds a solid introduction to the concepts and techniques of quantum mechanics in settings where the phenomena treated are sufficiently simple: systems that can either be solved exactly or be handled by well-controlled, plausible ...
Kurt Gottfried, Tung-Mow Yan, 2003
9
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
... -ing kliajm K, kliaj La, -ing kliajjm Brk, kliat Sa => back-cut, back-hack, back-
swath, badge, badge out, badge the sides out, belt blag round, brink-mow, brog,
brush, brush down, brush round, chop the edges out, chop the hedge-bottom out,
...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
10
Advances in Genetic Programming
Kenneth E. Kinnear, Peter J. Angeline. (MOW))))) (V+ (FROG (V+ (PROGN (V+ (
PROGN (V+ (MOW) (MOW)) (FROG (3,7))) (V+ (PROGK (MOW) (LEFT)) (V+ (
MOW) (5,3)))) (PROGN (PROGN (V+ (PROGN (LEFT) (MOW)) (V+ (1,4) (LEFT)))
...
Kenneth E. Kinnear, Peter J. Angeline, 1994
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOW»
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mow is used in the context of the following news items.
AAP claims Delhi Police bus tried to mow down its leader Dilip …
While the ruling party has accused the police of trying to mow down its leader Dilip Pandey, the Delhi Police has said that party is getting ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
Woolly workers: Sheep 'mow' grass at Lawrenceville School's solar …
LAWRENCE — The sea of shimmering solar panels that sits on 30 acres at The Lawrenceville School covers nearly 100 percent of its annual ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Ohio Couple Fighting Township For The Right To 'Grow, Not Mow …
The couple refuses to mow their lawn, but three St. Albans Township trustees and the township's zoning inspector have said that they can either ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
Delivery driver 'plotted to mow down and stab US soldier'
A delivery driver planned to run over an American serviceman on UK soil and knife him to death, a court heard today. Prosecutors said Junead ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
Buses mow down three
State Road Transport buses turned killers on Sunday in three separate incidents, killing three men, two of whom were pedestrians. An auto ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Licking County couple fights not to mow big yard
Last year, she let more of the property go natural and bumped into the township's zoning inspector, who told her she needed to mow the yard. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
Charli XCX Premiered a New Song Over the Weekend, "Mow That …
With a scuzzier rock edge and New Wave-y shout-sing vocals, "Mow That Lawn" sounds a lot different than the pop we're used to hearing from ... «Papermag, Jul 15»
Buses mow down three in city
State Road Transport buses turned killers on Sunday in three separate incidents, killing three men, two of whom were pedestrians. An auto ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
AskforTask wants to make sure you never have to mow your own …
Today, AskforTask announces the launch of its new app, which will include an up-to-date interactive map of available 'Taskers.' The expanding ... «ITBusiness.ca, Jul 15»
Mow the damn lawns: City getting earful over length of grass on …
If the length of your neighbourhood's grass is getting you down, the city wants you to know they're working on it. A city spokesperson said ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
