Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cow
Participle: cowed
Gerund: cowing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | cow |
| you | cow |
| he;she;it | cows |
| we | cow |
| you | cow |
| they | cow |
Perfect
| I | have cowed |
| you | have cowed |
| he;she;it | has cowed |
| we | have cowed |
| you | have cowed |
| they | have cowed |
Past
| I | cowed |
| you | cowed |
| he;she;it | cowed |
| we | cowed |
| you | cowed |
| they | cowed |
Pluperfect
| I | had cowed |
| you | had cowed |
| he;she;it | had cowed |
| we | had cowed |
| you | had cowed |
| they | had cowed |
Future
| I | will cow |
| you | will cow |
| he;she;it | will cow |
| we | will cow |
| you | will cow |
| they | will cow |
Future Perfect
| I | will have cowed |
| you | will have cowed |
| he;she;it | will have cowed |
| we | will have cowed |
| you | will have cowed |
| they | will have cowed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cow |
| you | cow |
| he;she;it | cow |
| we | cow |
| you | cow |
| they | cow |
Perfect
| I | have cowed |
| you | have cowed |
| he;she;it | have cowed |
| we | have cowed |
| you | have cowed |
| they | have cowed |
Imperfect
| I | cowed |
| you | cowed |
| he;she;it | cowed |
| we | cowed |
| you | cowed |
| they | cowed |
Pluperfect
| I | had cowed |
| you | had cowed |
| he;she;it | had cowed |
| we | had cowed |
| you | had cowed |
| they | had cowed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cow |
| you | would cow |
| he;she;it | would cow |
| we | would cow |
| you | would cow |
| they | would cow |
Perfect
| I | would have cowed |
| you | would have cowed |
| he;she;it | would have cowed |
| we | would have cowed |
| you | would have cowed |
| they | would have cowed |
Imperative
| you | cow |
| we | Let's cow |
| you | cow |
Verbs conjugated like 'cow'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cow'
bow,
caw,
chow,
cob,
cod,
cog,
con,
coo,
cop,
cowl,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to fill with fear with intent to deter
- browbeat, bulldoze, bully, dastardize, daunt, dishearten, do down, domineer, hector, intimidate, menace, strong-arm
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Probably from Old Norse kúga (“to oppress”) (whence also Norwegian and Danish kue, Swedish kuva); compare Icelandic kúfa (“to set on top”) and Faroese kúga (“to oppress”). See: Danish '
kue', Swedish '
kuva', Icelandic '
kúfa', Faroese '
kúga'.
Verbs referencing "cow"
Swedish
kuva, Norwegian, nynorsk
kua.
Sample Sentences
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Rosa was cowed in a moment. “ Miss Eva has got the St. Clare blood in her, that's plain. She can speak, for all the world, just like her papa, ” she said, as she passed out of the room.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ What de devil you here for, den ? ” said the man, evidently cowed, and sullenly retreating a step or two. “ Didn't mean no harm, Misse Cassy ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)