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How to pronounce “tow”
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Pronunciation guide for tow
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tow with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Cara E. Yar Khan: The beautiful balance between courage and fear
all with a film crew in tow.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce tow
Cara E. Yar Khan: The beautiful balance between courage and fear

all with a film crew in tow.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tow”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
- (running, cycling, motor racing, etc.) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
- [Noun]
- The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
- Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
- Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
- A rope or cable used in towing.
- (motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.
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