hallow
1[ hal-oh ]
/ ˈhæl oʊ /
verb (used with object)
to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of hallow
1before 900; Middle English hal(o)wen, Old English hālgian (cognate with German heiligen, Old Norse helga), derivative of hālig holy
OTHER WORDS FROM hallow
hal·low·er, nounWords nearby hallow
hallo, halloa, halloo, hallopeau's disease, halloumi, hallow, hallowed, halloween, hallowmas, halloysite, halls of ivy
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hallow
/ (ˈhæləʊ) /
verb (tr)
to consecrate or set apart as being holy
to venerate as being holy
Derived forms of hallow
hallower, nounWord Origin for hallow
Old English hālgian, from hālig holy
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