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stow

/sˈtəʊ/STOH
/sˈtoʊ/STOH

Meaningput in a place

Common meaning: pack or put away

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishstéwsource
  2. Middle Englishstowen‘store’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsstore → pack or put awaystow‘pack or put away’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English stéw ‘put in a place’.

Roots

  • stéw Old English “put in a place”

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