glow – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of glow

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to glow
Participle: glowed
Gerund: glowing

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of glow

Indicative

Present

Iglow
youglow
he;she;itglows
weglow
youglow
theyglow

Perfect

Ihave glowed
youhave glowed
he;she;ithas glowed
wehave glowed
youhave glowed
theyhave glowed

Past

Iglowed
youglowed
he;she;itglowed
weglowed
youglowed
theyglowed

Pluperfect

Ihad glowed
youhad glowed
he;she;ithad glowed
wehad glowed
youhad glowed
theyhad glowed

Future

Iwill glow
youwill glow
he;she;itwill glow
wewill glow
youwill glow
theywill glow

Future Perfect

Iwill have glowed
youwill have glowed
he;she;itwill have glowed
wewill have glowed
youwill have glowed
theywill have glowed

Subjunctive

Present

Iglow
youglow
he;she;itglow
weglow
youglow
theyglow

Perfect

Ihave glowed
youhave glowed
he;she;ithave glowed
wehave glowed
youhave glowed
theyhave glowed

Imperfect

Iglowed
youglowed
he;she;itglowed
weglowed
youglowed
theyglowed

Pluperfect

Ihad glowed
youhad glowed
he;she;ithad glowed
wehad glowed
youhad glowed
theyhad glowed

Conditional

Present

Iwould glow
youwould glow
he;she;itwould glow
wewould glow
youwould glow
theywould glow

Perfect

Iwould have glowed
youwould have glowed
he;she;itwould have glowed
wewould have glowed
youwould have glowed
theywould have glowed

Imperative

youglow
weLet's glow
youglow

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam glowing
youare glowing
he;she;itis glowing
weare glowing
youare glowing
theyare glowing

Perfect

Ihave been glowing
youhave been glowing
he;she;ithas been glowing
wehave been glowing
youhave been glowing
theyhave been glowing

Past

Iwas glowing
youwere glowing
he;she;itwas glowing
wewere glowing
youwere glowing
theywere glowing

Pluperfect

Ihad been glowing
youhad been glowing
he;she;ithad been glowing
wehad been glowing
youhad been glowing
theyhad been glowing

Future

Iwill be glowing
youwill be glowing
he;she;itwill be glowing
wewill be glowing
youwill be glowing
theywill be glowing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been glowing
youwill have been glowing
he;she;itwill have been glowing
wewill have been glowing
youwill have been glowing
theywill have been glowing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be glowing
youwould be glowing
he;she;itwould be glowing
wewould be glowing
youwould be glowing
theywould be glowing

Perfect

Iwould have been glowing
youwould have been glowing
he;she;itwould have been glowing
wewould have been glowing
youwould have been glowing
theywould have been glowing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'glow'

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 'glow'

blow, flow, glob, glom, glop, glowr, grow, low, plow, slow,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to emit light
beam, beshine, gleam, illumine, shine

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. glowan "to shine as if red-hot," from P.Gmc. base *glo- (cf. O.S. gloian, O.N. gloa, O.H.G. gluoen, Ger. glühen "to glow"), from PIE *ghlo-. First record of glow-worm is from c.1320.
2. The verb is derived from Middle English glouen, glowen (“to give off heat and light without flame; of a thing: to be heated until red hot; to be brightly coloured; to shine brightly; (figurative) to be filled with emotion; of the face, etc.: to turn red, flush; etc.”), and then either:
3. * from Old English glōwan (“to glow”) (a strong verb), from Proto-West Germanic *glōan (“to glow”); or
4. * because the Middle English and modern English words are weak verbs, possibly from Old Norse *glówa, thought to be a variant of glóa (“to glow”), also a weak verb;
5. both from Proto-Germanic *glōaną (“to glow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- (“to shine, glow; to be shining, glowing”). Possibly a doublet of glass.
6. The noun is derived from the verb.
7. cognates
8. * Dutch gloeien
9. * Finnish loistaa
10. * German glühen
11. * Norwegian glo
12. * Old Norse glóa (Danish glo, Icelandic glóa, Swedish glo)
13. * Saterland Frisian gloie, glöie, gluuje
14. * West Frisian gloeie See: Proto-Germanic '*glōaną', Dutch 'gloeien', Finnish with old forms 'loistaa', German, old spelling 'glühen', Danish 'glo', Icelandic 'glóa', Swedish 'glo', Frisian, Saterlandic 'gloie'.

Verbs referencing "glow"

German, old spelling glühen.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] Even the running up, bare-necked, at five o’clock in the morning, from the tainted cabin to the dirty deck; scooping up the icy water, plunging one 's head into it, and drawing it out, all fresh and glowing with the cold; was a good thing. The fast, brisk walk upon the towing-path, between that time and breakfast, when every vein and artery seemed to tingle with health; the exquisite beauty of the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] visible as the arteries in the skeleton of a leaf; and when, as it slowly sank, the red and golden bars upon the water grew dimmer, and dimmer yet, as if they were sinking too; and all the glowing colours of departing day paled, inch by inch, before the sombre night; the scene became a thousand times more lonesome and more dreary than before, and all its influences darkened with the sky. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] sun, there lay, stretched out before my view, a vast expanse of level ground; unbroken, save by one thin line of trees, which scarcely amounted to a scratch upon the great blank; until it met the glowing sky, wherein it seemed to dip: mingling with its rich colours, and mellowing in its distant blue. There it lay, a tranquil sea or lake without water, if such a simile be admissible, with the day [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the women were; how the men profited by their example; and how very, very seldom even a moment 's petulance or harsh complaint broke out among them: I felt a stronger love and honour of my kind come glowing on my heart, and wished to God there had been many Atheists in the better part of human nature there, to read this simple lesson in the book of Life. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and floury, and with a face of the deepest concern. Simeon looked profoundly thoughtful; Eliza had thrown her arms around her husband, and was looking up to him. George stood with clenched hands and glowing eyes, and looking as any other man might look, whose wife was to be sold at auction, and son sent to a trader, all under the shelter of a Christian nation's laws. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] children, ” said Augustine, rising. “ Look here, Alf ! Did you ever see anything so beautiful ? ” And, in truth, it _was_ a beautiful sight. Henrique, with his bold brow, and dark, glossy curls, and glowing cheek, was laughing gayly as he bent towards his fair cousin, as they came on. She was dressed in a blue riding dress, with a cap of the same color. Exercise had given a brilliant hue to her cheeks, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] up the verandah steps to her father. It was late in the afternoon, and the rays of the sun formed a kind of glory behind her, as she came forward in her white dress, with her golden hair and glowing cheeks, her eyes unnaturally bright with the slow fever that burned in her veins. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Arrayed in a new calico dress, with clean, white apron, and high, well-starched turban, her black polished face glowing with satisfaction, she lingered, with needless punctiliousness, around the arrangements of the table, merely as an excuse for talking a little to her mistress. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)