Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to wow
Participle: wowed
Gerund: wowing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | wow |
| you | wow |
| he;she;it | wows |
| we | wow |
| you | wow |
| they | wow |
Perfect
| I | have wowed |
| you | have wowed |
| he;she;it | has wowed |
| we | have wowed |
| you | have wowed |
| they | have wowed |
Past
| I | wowed |
| you | wowed |
| he;she;it | wowed |
| we | wowed |
| you | wowed |
| they | wowed |
Pluperfect
| I | had wowed |
| you | had wowed |
| he;she;it | had wowed |
| we | had wowed |
| you | had wowed |
| they | had wowed |
Future
| I | will wow |
| you | will wow |
| he;she;it | will wow |
| we | will wow |
| you | will wow |
| they | will wow |
Future Perfect
| I | will have wowed |
| you | will have wowed |
| he;she;it | will have wowed |
| we | will have wowed |
| you | will have wowed |
| they | will have wowed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | wow |
| you | wow |
| he;she;it | wow |
| we | wow |
| you | wow |
| they | wow |
Perfect
| I | have wowed |
| you | have wowed |
| he;she;it | have wowed |
| we | have wowed |
| you | have wowed |
| they | have wowed |
Imperfect
| I | wowed |
| you | wowed |
| he;she;it | wowed |
| we | wowed |
| you | wowed |
| they | wowed |
Pluperfect
| I | had wowed |
| you | had wowed |
| he;she;it | had wowed |
| we | had wowed |
| you | had wowed |
| they | had wowed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would wow |
| you | would wow |
| he;she;it | would wow |
| we | would wow |
| you | would wow |
| they | would wow |
Perfect
| I | would have wowed |
| you | would have wowed |
| he;she;it | would have wowed |
| we | would have wowed |
| you | would have wowed |
| they | would have wowed |
Imperative
| you | wow |
| we | Let's wow |
| you | wow |
Verbs conjugated like 'wow'
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 'wow'
bow,
cow,
dow,
low,
mow,
row,
sow,
tow,
vow,
waw,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Attested since the 16th century; borrowed from Scots wow; ultimately a natural exclamation. See: Scots '
wow'.
Sample Sentences
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He really wowed the audience.
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If all of us can remember how great it felt to be wowed, why don't we make it a habit to do it more often for others? People remember you when you wow them, so to differentiate yourself with your clients and customers, think of doing something that would make them remember you. [2015, Joe Sweeney, Mike Yorkey, Moving the Needle, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 200:]
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We have the worst of both worlds: the royal family gives us nothing, and we in turn legitimise it, give it meaning and audience and pay, through subsidies and tax exemptions, for its ability to wow us. [2023 May 8, Nesrine Malik, “The coronation pulled a screen across a desperate, failing nation – just as intended”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]