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But our energy woes are in many ways the result of classic market failures that can only be addressed through collective action, and government is the vehicle for collective action in a democracy.
Sherwood Boehlert

Meaning of "woes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOES

woes  [wəʊz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Woes is 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.

WHAT DOES WOES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of woes in the English dictionary

The definition of woes in the dictionary is afflictions or misfortunes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOES


arose
əˈrəʊz
arrows
ˈærəʊz
chose
tʃəʊz
Comoros
ˈkɒməˌrəʊz
cose
kəʊz
diagnose
ˈdaɪəɡˌnəʊz
disclose
dɪsˈkləʊz
dispose
dɪˈspəʊz
expose
ɪkˈspəʊz
hose
həʊz
nose
nəʊz
pantyhose
ˈpæntɪˌhəʊz
Penrose
ˈpɛnrəʊz
pose
pəʊz
propose
prəˈpəʊz
pros
prəʊz
rose
rəʊz
suppose
səˈpəʊz
those
ðəʊz
windows
ˈwɪndəʊz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOES

wodge
woe
woe betide someone
woebegone
woebegoneness
woeful
woefully
woefulness
woeness
woesome
wof
Woffington
wofully
wofulness
wog
woggish
woggle
wojus
wok
woke

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOES

boat shoes
canvas shoes
does
dominoes
dress shoes
echoes
Faroes
Goes
goody two-shoes
here goes
horseshoes
jelly shoes
joes
jogging shoes
mashed potatoes
on one´s toes
tap shoes
the story goes
throes
training shoes

Synonyms and antonyms of woes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WOES»

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

Translation of «woes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOES

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

Translator English - Chinese

困境
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

males
570 millions of speakers

English

woes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संकट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشاكل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desgraças
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্দশার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malheurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesengsaraan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leiden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

苦境
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Woes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tai ương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இன்னல்களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Woes
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkıntılardan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guai
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieszczęścia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

problemele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεινοπαθεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ellende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ve
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

woes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of woes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOES»

The term «woes» is very widely used and occupies the 21.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOES» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «WOES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word woes.
1
Sherwood Boehlert
But our energy woes are in many ways the result of classic market failures that can only be addressed through collective action, and government is the vehicle for collective action in a democracy.
2
Frederic Chopin
Oh, how miserable it is to have no one to share your sorrows and joys, and, when your heart is heavy, to have no soul to whom you can pour out your woes.
3
Clayton Christensen
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because it deflects blame for the nation's economic woes away from their own regulatory lapses, economic mismanagement and coddling to labor unions.
4
Samuel Daniel
Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing; A plant that with most cutting grows, Most barren with best using.
5
Samuel Daniel
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
6
Ron Fournier
Sitting in the Oval Office, beneath a painting of George Washington, with a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. over his right shoulder and a bust of Abraham Lincoln over his left shoulder, Obama told 'National Journal' that the country's economic woes are deep and endemic.
7
Ariel Garten
Obsession with conventional ideas of 'success' can be harmful enough, but compound that stress with relationships, family, financial woes and health concerns, and you find yourself in a constant state of fight or flight. This causes people to be more reactionary, which further perpetuates the cycle of stress.
8
Sheherazade Goldsmith
The planet's environmental woes tend to be overlooked as we scramble for the latest high-tech gizmos - and conveniently ignore their energy consumption.
9
Bill Keller
For all of the woes besetting our business, I believe with all my heart that newspapers - whether they are distributed to your doorstep, your laptop, your iPhone or a chip implanted in your cerebral cortex - will be around for a long time.
10
Menander
Riches cover a multitude of woes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOES»

Discover the use of woes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to woes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Winter Woes
Rhyming lament of a young worrywart who wants to go outside and play in the snow but fears what could happen if he does, from slipping on steps to freezing his brain.
‎2003
2
Wykked Wyves and the Woes of Marriage: Misogamous Literature ...
Analysis of the literature demonstrates a link between the growing secularism and careerism of the late middle ages and the reduction of women's social status and public options.
Katharina M. Wilson, Elizabeth M. Makowski, 1990
3
Messianic woes in First Peter: suffering and eschatology in ...
Mark Dubis is Assistant Professor of Christian Scriptures at The George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Mark Dubis, 2002
4
Woes of the True Policeman
The novel follows Óscar Amalfitano—an exiled Chilean university professor and widower—through the maze of his revolutionary past, his relationship with his teenage daughter, Rosa, his passion for a former student, and his retreat from ...
Roberto Bolaño, 2012
5
Children of Global Migration: Transnational Families and ...
In this book she turns to the children left behind.
Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, 2005
6
Digital woes: why we should not depend on software
The book you are now holding presents, in clear and sometimes entertaining language, a basic background useful for understanding software.
Lauren Wiener, 1994
7
Wednesday's Woes
Zoe Knight leans on her young lover, Antonio, to help see her through all her woes, and when she gets a very nasty surprise and a serious wake-up call, things begin to spiral out of control. Original.
Gayle Jackson Sloan, 2008
8
The Stranger's Woes: The Labyrinths of Echo
The irresistible newest novel by the bestselling Max Frei, set in a magical city where losers make good.
Max Frei, 2012
9
Canada's Multiculturalism as a Solution for Germany's Woes: ...
Scholarly Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Cultural Studies - Empiric Cultural Studies, grade: A], University of Toronto, course: Immigration in Canada and Europe Compared, language: English, abstract: This paper discusses the ...
Ryan Solcz, 2013
10
Luke: The Book of Blessings and Woes
For Christians of our time, Megan McKenna explores the meaning of the blessings and woes pronounced by Jesus on the plains of Galilee.
Megan McKenna, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term woes is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Steve Howse on how China's woes could impact us
Business expert Steve Howse from the DeGroote School of Business joins us today with a look at this week's business news, including discussion of the ... «CHCH News, Jul 15»
2
Look into foreign workers' food woes
I was moved by the in-depth report about foreign construction workers' food safety and nutrition ("Help foreign workers eat right"; last Thursday). While we ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
Rick Ross Laughs at 50 Cent's Financial Woes on 'Wing Stop' Remix
It was only a matter of time until Rick Ross decided to come out and attack 50 Cent about his financial woes. After watching his baby mama become 50′s ... «The BoomBox, Jul 15»
4
Icap eyes FX as European woes weigh on results
Icap eyes FX as European woes weigh on results. Email this article to a friend. Please enter the recipients email address for who you wish to send this article to. «Financial News, Jul 15»
5
LATAM WRAP-LatAm credits resilient in face of Greek woes
But while that indicated a benign approach to the Greek woes, bankers said, headline risk remains too big for LatAm borrowers to come to market with new deals ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
6
FTSE falls on continued Greek woes
(Close): London's benchmark share index dipped in Friday trading as worries over the Greek debt crisis persisted. By lunchtime, the FTSE 100 index was down ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
7
US muni bonds lifted by Greek credit woes
June 29 Prices on benchmark U.S. municipal bonds rose on Monday, driving down yields as much as 6 basis points on Municipal Market Data's preliminary ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
8
Greek Debt Woes Could Spark Buying Opportunities, says …
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- U.S. investors should keep their exposure to European equity markets, despite Greece's ongoing debt woes, one strategist said. «TheStreet.com, Jun 15»
9
Don't fall victim to the winter weight woes
Here is a three-step plan for beating the winter-weight-woes. Step 1. Don't obsess over slight weight fluctuations. We are actually genetically programmed to ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
10
Los Angeles Clippers: Chris Paul and Clips' playoff woes
Chris Paul among other top tier NBA players such as Carmelo Anthony have been the butt of numerous twitter jokes and online memes for their inability to lead ... «isportsweb.com, Jun 15»

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