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
I put it dow n and put my arms around him, pulling him closer.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Nasdaq dragged lower by chip stocks and the Dow trending higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Eastern time levels, while the 10-year Treasury rate on July 31 touched its highest level since January 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Euan Dow said evidence from both accusers should be treated with "caution".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
U.S. stocks fell, with the Dow closing down nearly 700 points, more than 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
When a company puts out its earnings, one of the first things it does is hand it to the wires—Reuters, Dow Jones, and Bloomberg—for distribution.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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 George L. Prentiss
I neither dought to buy or sell At fair or tryst where I might be.
From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
I neither dought to buy nor sell At fair or tryst, where I may be, I dought neither speak to prince or peer, Nor ask of grace from fair ladye!’”
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
He has tane up a meikle stane, 10 And flang't as far as I cold see; Ein thouch I had been Wallace wicht, I dought na lift it to my knie.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
"I dought neither speak to prince nor peer, Nor ask for grace from fair ladye!"
From Ballad Book by Katherine Lee Bates
But Dickie’s heart it grew so great That never a bitt of it he dought to eat; But Dickie was warr of ane auld peat-house, Where there al the night he thought for to sleep.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Frank Sidgwick
Castna out the dowed water till ye get the clean.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
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 Agnes Lee
Twin-born, of equal stature, kindred soul Are we; like dowed with strength.
From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Ada Langworthy Collier
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