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dowed

/daʊd/

dowed is the simple past and past participle of dow.

Meaning of dow

Verb (1)

dow (third-person singular simple present dows, present participle dowing, simple past and past participle dowed or dought)

  1. (Northern England, dialectal, obsolete) To be worth.
  2. (Northern England, dialectal, obsolete) To thrive, prosper.

Verb (2)

dow (third-person singular simple present dows, present participle dowing, simple past and past participle dowed)

  1. To furnish with a dower; to endow.

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Words that rhyme with dowed

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Questions about dowed

What is dowed the simple past and past participle of?
Dowed is the simple past and past participle of dow.
How do you pronounce dowed?
Dowed is pronounced /daʊd/.

Words near dowed in the dictionary

  1. dowdying up
  2. dowdyish
  3. dowdyism
  4. Dowdys
  5. Dowe
  6. dowed
  7. dowel
  8. dowel joint
  9. doweled
  10. doweling
  11. dowelings

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