stow
verb /stəʊ/
/stəʊ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they stow | /stəʊ/ /stəʊ/ |
| he / she / it stows | /stəʊz/ /stəʊz/ |
| past simple stowed | /stəʊd/ /stəʊd/ |
| past participle stowed | /stəʊd/ /stəʊd/ |
| -ing form stowing | /ˈstəʊɪŋ/ /ˈstəʊɪŋ/ |
- stow something (away) (in something) to put something in a safe place
- She found a seat, stowed her backpack and sat down.
- His passport was stowed away in the desk.
- The luggage was now safely stowed away in the back of the truck.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- safely
- …
- in
- on
Word Originlate Middle English: shortening of bestow.