Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to crow
Participle: crowed
Gerund: crowing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | crow |
| you | crow |
| he;she;it | crows |
| we | crow |
| you | crow |
| they | crow |
Perfect
| I | have crowed; crown |
| you | have crowed; crown |
| he;she;it | has crowed; crown |
| we | have crowed; crown |
| you | have crowed; crown |
| they | have crowed; crown |
Past
| I | crew (E) |
| you | crew (E) |
| he;she;it | crew (E) |
| we | crew (E) |
| you | crew (E) |
| they | crew (E) |
Pluperfect
| I | had crowed; crown |
| you | had crowed; crown |
| he;she;it | had crowed; crown |
| we | had crowed; crown |
| you | had crowed; crown |
| they | had crowed; crown |
Future
| I | will crow |
| you | will crow |
| he;she;it | will crow |
| we | will crow |
| you | will crow |
| they | will crow |
Future Perfect
| I | will have crowed; crown |
| you | will have crowed; crown |
| he;she;it | will have crowed; crown |
| we | will have crowed; crown |
| you | will have crowed; crown |
| they | will have crowed; crown |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | crow |
| you | crow |
| he;she;it | crow |
| we | crow |
| you | crow |
| they | crow |
Perfect
| I | have crowed; crown |
| you | have crowed; crown |
| he;she;it | have crowed; crown |
| we | have crowed; crown |
| you | have crowed; crown |
| they | have crowed; crown |
Imperfect
| I | crew (E) |
| you | crew (E) |
| he;she;it | crew (E) |
| we | crew (E) |
| you | crew (E) |
| they | crew (E) |
Pluperfect
| I | had crowed; crown |
| you | had crowed; crown |
| he;she;it | had crowed; crown |
| we | had crowed; crown |
| you | had crowed; crown |
| they | had crowed; crown |
Conditional
Present
| I | would crow |
| you | would crow |
| he;she;it | would crow |
| we | would crow |
| you | would crow |
| they | would crow |
Perfect
| I | would have crowed; crown |
| you | would have crowed; crown |
| he;she;it | would have crowed; crown |
| we | would have crowed; crown |
| you | would have crowed; crown |
| they | would have crowed; crown |
Imperative
| you | crow |
| we | Let's crow |
| you | crow |
Verbs similar to 'crow'
brow,
chow,
cow,
craw,
crew,
crop,
crowd,
crown,
grow,
row,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below.
2. The verb is a back-formation from crowbar.
Sample Sentences
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“ I 'm sure, Aunt Chloe, I understand my pie and pudding privileges, ” said George. “ Ask Tom Lincon if I don't crow over him, every time I meet him. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ And so ye telled Tom, did ye ? O, Lor ! what young uns will be up ter ! Ye crowed over Tom ? O, Lor ! Mas’r George, if ye wouldn't make a hornbug laugh ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Aunt Chloe gave him a sudden box on the ear. “ Thar now ! crowing over the last breakfast yer poor daddy's gwine to have to home ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] around her everywhere; but her heart lay as if a great stone had fallen on it. Her baby raised himself up against her, and stroked her cheeks with his little hands; and, springing up and down, crowing and chatting, seemed determined to arouse her. She strained him suddenly and tightly in her arms, and slowly one tear after another fell on his wondering, unconscious face; and gradually she seemed, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)