dow
verb (used without object)
to be able.
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dow
1 American
[dou, doh]
/ daʊ, doʊ /
verb (used without object)
Scot. and North England.
dowed,
dought,
dowing
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to be able.
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to thrive; prosper; do well.
Dow
2
American
[dou]
/ daʊ /
noun
Dow
3
American
[dou]
/ daʊ /
noun
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Charles Henry, 1851–1902, U.S. journalist and publisher: a founder of Dow Jones company.
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Gerrard Dou, Gerard.
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Herbert Henry, 1866–1930, U.S. chemist, inventor, and industrialist.
Dow.
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American
abbreviation
Dow
British
/ daʊ, dɔu /
noun
Etymology
Origin of dow
before 900; Middle English dowen, doghen, Old English dugan to be worthy; cognate with German taugen; cf. doughty
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Two years ago, the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee Tsunekazu Takeda was also forced to step dow n in a bribery scandal connected to vote-buying involving IOC members.
From Fox News ● Mar. 18, 2021
The heat from the radiator beneath the win- dow made her damp clothes hot and uncomfortable.
From The Verge ● Jun. 17, 2018
The broader market however was weighed dow n by losses in industrial, financial and technology stocks.
From Time ● Oct. 17, 2017
A 4-in.by 10-in. hole had been cut in the wall at bed level, and a slightly larger win dow above it was fitted with bulletproof glass.
From Time Magazine Archive
But next day, though she still brought out our food, she set it dow n and left even faster than her grandma used to do.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
—In the U.S., futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
If it stays above 5% through Wednesday, it will mark the longest such stretch for the 30-year Treasury since 2007, as this chart from Dow Jones Market Data shows.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed just 6 points, or less than 0.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
If that holds, it would make for SpaceX’s second-best trading day since its initial public offering last month, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The stock market had rebounded earlier in the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing an all-time record of 15.34 percent in one day on March 15 to close at 62.10.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Spent evening at Mrs. B.'s, talking with Neal Dow. 9th.—Cold and blowy and disagreeable.
From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by Prentiss, George L.
"I dought you vas a shentlemans," said the man, still staring in stolid wonder at Dennis.
From Barriers Burned Away by Roe, Edward Payson
"Vell, I did go to Reb Shemuel," said Sugarman "I dought he'd be the very man to arbitrate."
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel
Cornwallis fought as lang’s he dought, An’ did the buckskins claw, man; But Clinton’s glaive frae rust to save, He hung it to the wa’, man.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
"I dought you vas a shentlemans," said the German, staring at him.
From Barriers Burned Away by Roe, Edward Payson
I neither dought to buy or sell At fair or tryst where I might be.
From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Castna out the dowed water till ye get the clean.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
By some poetical caprice, Our atmosphere of mist and cloud, With rare exotic charm's increase This other Petra Camara dowed.
From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Lee, Agnes
Twin-born, of equal stature, kindred soul Are we; like dowed with strength.
From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Collier, Ada Langworthy
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