Past tense of stow
regular verb
The past tense of stow is stowed. The past participle is also stowed.
Forms of stow
| Base form (V1) | stow /stəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stowed /stəʊd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | stowed /stəʊd/ |
| Present participle | stowing |
| Third person singular | stows |
Stowed in a sentence
- Yet everybody knows that a cargo properly stowed in a seaworthy craft reaches market in much the better condition than by rail, though perhaps it is some hours longer on the way.1922, James A. Cooper, Sheila of Big Wreck Cove
- Check all personal items are securely stowed in the overhead lockers.From the entry securely
- My suitcase is stowed in the luggage rack.From the entry suitcase
- Their boats, loaded with six months’ provisions and a petrary for shooting crucifixes, were stowed aboard.1969, Robert Nye, Tales I Told My Mother. From the entry petrary
- Just to spite himself, he stowed the bottle away in his bag and went nipless to bed.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 16. From the entry nipless
Meaning of stow
- noun A place, stead.
- verb To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.
- verb To store or pack something in a space-saving manner and over a long time.
Questions about the past tense of stow
- What is the past tense of stow?
- The past tense of stow is stowed.
- What is the past participle of stow?
- The past participle of stow is stowed.
- Is stow a regular or irregular verb?
- Stow is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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