Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hoe
Participle: hoed
Gerund: hoing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | hoe |
| you | hoe |
| he;she;it | hoes |
| we | hoe |
| you | hoe |
| they | hoe |
Perfect
| I | have hoed |
| you | have hoed |
| he;she;it | has hoed |
| we | have hoed |
| you | have hoed |
| they | have hoed |
Past
| I | hoed |
| you | hoed |
| he;she;it | hoed |
| we | hoed |
| you | hoed |
| they | hoed |
Pluperfect
| I | had hoed |
| you | had hoed |
| he;she;it | had hoed |
| we | had hoed |
| you | had hoed |
| they | had hoed |
Future
| I | will hoe |
| you | will hoe |
| he;she;it | will hoe |
| we | will hoe |
| you | will hoe |
| they | will hoe |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hoed |
| you | will have hoed |
| he;she;it | will have hoed |
| we | will have hoed |
| you | will have hoed |
| they | will have hoed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hoe |
| you | hoe |
| he;she;it | hoe |
| we | hoe |
| you | hoe |
| they | hoe |
Perfect
| I | have hoed |
| you | have hoed |
| he;she;it | have hoed |
| we | have hoed |
| you | have hoed |
| they | have hoed |
Imperfect
| I | hoed |
| you | hoed |
| he;she;it | hoed |
| we | hoed |
| you | hoed |
| they | hoed |
Pluperfect
| I | had hoed |
| you | had hoed |
| he;she;it | had hoed |
| we | had hoed |
| you | had hoed |
| they | had hoed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hoe |
| you | would hoe |
| he;she;it | would hoe |
| we | would hoe |
| you | would hoe |
| they | would hoe |
Perfect
| I | would have hoed |
| you | would have hoed |
| he;she;it | would have hoed |
| we | would have hoed |
| you | would have hoed |
| they | would have hoed |
Imperative
| you | hoe |
| we | Let's hoe |
| you | hoe |
Verbs conjugated like 'hoe'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hoe'
foe,
hie,
hob,
hod,
hode,
hog,
hoke,
hole,
home,
hone,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. 1363, from O.Fr.
houe (12c.), from Frank.
*hauwa (cf. O.H.G.
houwa "hoe, mattock, pick-axe"), related to O.E.
heawan "to cut" (see hew). The verb is first recorded c.1430.
Hoe-cake, 1745, Amer.Eng., was said originally to have been baked on the broad thin blade of a cotton-field hoe.
Hoedown "noisy dance" first recorded 1841, probably from perceived parallel of dance motions to those of farm chores.
"As to dancing, no Long-Island negro could shuffle you 'double trouble,' or 'hoe corn and dig potatoes' more scientifically." [Washington Irving, "Salmagundi," March 7, 1807]
2. From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā, derivative of Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. More at hew. See: Proto-Germanic '
*hawwaną'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] What business had his slave to be marching round the country, inventing machines, and holding up his head among gentlemen ? He'd soon put a stop to it. He'd take him back, and put him to hoeing and digging, and “ see if he'd step about so smart. ” Accordingly, the manufacturer and all hands concerned were astounded when he suddenly demanded George's wages, and announced his intention of [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ I wonder, Mr. Wilson, if the Indians should come and take you a prisoner away from your wife and children, and want to keep you all your life hoeing corn for them, if you'd think it your duty to abide in the condition in which you were called. I rather think that you'd think the first stray horse you could find an indication of [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)