trow

[ troh ]

/ troʊ /

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verb (used with or without object) Archaic.

to believe, think, or suppose.

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Origin of trow

before 900; Middle English trowen,Old English trēow(i)an to believe, derivative of trēow belief; akin to Old Norse trūa,German trauen,Gothic trauan to trust, believe. See trust, true

Words nearby trow

trouveur, Trouville, Trovatore, Il, trove, trover, trow, Trowbridge, trowel, troy, Troyes, Troyon

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How to use trow in a sentence

She nonchalantly drops trow, and three or so of us stare at the pattern of her pubic hair.
I Am an Accidental Pornographer|Colette Burson|September 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Then the King answered: Thou wilt accept baptism as I trow and thereafter be my man?
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
The sons of many mighty men of Iceland are here present, & their fathers will, we trow, lend their aid in this matter.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
He wald gar a man trow that the moon is made of green cheis, or the cat took the heron.
Our Cats and All About Them|Harrison Weir

I trow that my saints will watch over me, and that they will give me strength to strive and to overcome.
A Heroine of France|Evelyn Everett-Green
There are goodly men in the world, I trow, besides Aryas, and one ten thousand times as fair is wasting in captivity even now.
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

British Dictionary definitions for trow

trow

/ (trəʊ) /

verb

archaic to think, believe, or trust

Word Origin for trow

Old English treow; related to Old Frisian triūwe, Old Saxon treuwa, Old High German triuwa; see troth, true

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