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
"My whole practice is going out the win dow, and the case is beyond my control."
From Time Magazine Archive
The two Wives in blue help the third Wife, the Wife of the household, dow n from the Birthing Stool and over to the bed, where they lay her down and tuck her in.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
The index on Friday closed 16.1% below its April record high of 23,933.14, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Dow was off 1.7% on the week, while the S&P 500 fell 0.1% and the Nasdaq gained 0.7%, according to FactSet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95.40 points, or 0.18%, to 51682.64.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 1.2%, or 631 points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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 never dought you'd threw it—I mean I never thought you'd do it!" cried Harry, brokenly.
From Frank Merriwell's Races by Burt L. Standish
"I dought you vas a shentlemans," said the German, staring at him.
From Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe
“I dought neither speak to prince or peer,Nor ask of grace from fair ladye:”“Now hold thy peace,” the lady said,“For as I say, so must it be.”
From A Collection of Ballads by Andrew Lang
"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 Israel Zangwill
Do what I dought to set her free, My saul lay in the mire; Ye turned a neuk—I saw your e'e— She took the wing like fire!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
Castna out the dowed water till ye get the clean.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
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
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
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