Past tense of mow
regular verb
The past tense of mow is mowed. The past participle is mown or mowed.
Forms of mow
| Base form (V1) | mow /ˈməʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mowed /məʊd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | mown /məʊn/ mowed /məʊd/ |
| Present participle | mowing /ˈməʊ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | mows |
Mowed and mown in a sentence
- He mowed the lawn every few weeks in the summer.
- Just let me wake up in the morning to the smell of new-mown hay.1969, “Skyline Pigeon”, in Bernie Taupin (lyrics), Elton John (music), Empty Sky, performed by Elton John
- The regrown weed is almost as big now as before I mowed it down.From the entry regrown
- The mower leaves the base and maneuvers in a semicontrolled pattern until all the grass is mowed.2009 July 16, Stephen Treffinger, “Cut Your Carbon Footprint, Too”, in New York Times. From the entry semicontrolled
- Neighbours mowed their green-jube nature strips bordering Agatha′s garden and did not report her to the local council.2005, Maurilia Meehan, The Bad Seed, unnumbered page. From the entry nature strip
Meaning of mow
- verb To cut down grass or crops.
- verb To cut down or slaughter in great numbers.
- noun The act of mowing (a garden, grass, etc.).
Questions about the past tense of mow
- What is the past tense of mow?
- The past tense of mow is mowed.
- What is the past participle of mow?
- The past participle of mow is mown or mowed.
- Is mow a regular or irregular verb?
- Mow is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mow (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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