Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bowl
Participle: bowled
Gerund: bowling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bowl |
| you | bowl |
| he;she;it | bowls |
| we | bowl |
| you | bowl |
| they | bowl |
Perfect
| I | have bowled |
| you | have bowled |
| he;she;it | has bowled |
| we | have bowled |
| you | have bowled |
| they | have bowled |
Past
| I | bowled |
| you | bowled |
| he;she;it | bowled |
| we | bowled |
| you | bowled |
| they | bowled |
Pluperfect
| I | had bowled |
| you | had bowled |
| he;she;it | had bowled |
| we | had bowled |
| you | had bowled |
| they | had bowled |
Future
| I | will bowl |
| you | will bowl |
| he;she;it | will bowl |
| we | will bowl |
| you | will bowl |
| they | will bowl |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bowled |
| you | will have bowled |
| he;she;it | will have bowled |
| we | will have bowled |
| you | will have bowled |
| they | will have bowled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bowl |
| you | bowl |
| he;she;it | bowl |
| we | bowl |
| you | bowl |
| they | bowl |
Perfect
| I | have bowled |
| you | have bowled |
| he;she;it | have bowled |
| we | have bowled |
| you | have bowled |
| they | have bowled |
Imperfect
| I | bowled |
| you | bowled |
| he;she;it | bowled |
| we | bowled |
| you | bowled |
| they | bowled |
Pluperfect
| I | had bowled |
| you | had bowled |
| he;she;it | had bowled |
| we | had bowled |
| you | had bowled |
| they | had bowled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bowl |
| you | would bowl |
| he;she;it | would bowl |
| we | would bowl |
| you | would bowl |
| they | would bowl |
Perfect
| I | would have bowled |
| you | would have bowled |
| he;she;it | would have bowled |
| we | would have bowled |
| you | would have bowled |
| they | would have bowled |
Imperative
| you | bowl |
| we | Let's bowl |
| you | bowl |
Verbs conjugated like 'bowl'
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 'bowl'
bawl,
boil,
boll,
bool,
bow,
bowe,
bowel,
cowl,
fowl,
gowl,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
bolla "pot, cup, bowl," from P.Gmc.
*bul- "a round vessel" (cf. O.N.
bolle, O.H.G.
bolla), from PIE
*bhel- "to inflate, swell" (see bole).
2. From Middle English bowle, boule, from Old French boule (“ball”), from Latin bulla (“bubble, stud, round object”). Doublet of poll.
Verbs referencing "bowl"
English
boulder, Danish
bowle, Dutch
bowlen, German, old spelling
bowlen.
Sample Sentences
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Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, / And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven. [c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:]
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We were bowled rapidly along the road.
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On busy days, they also may be seen bowling along the Brighton main line, north of Keymer Junction, with a relief Newhaven boat express, […]. [1950 November, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Southern England”, in Railway Magazine, page 772:]
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Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth, / And bowled to death with turnips. [c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:]