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Definition: WO

WO

Noun & adjective

1. See Woe.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "WO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references)

 

Abbreviations & Acronyms: WO

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

WO

EnglishWet oxidationN/A

WO

GermanWobbezahlPhysics
Wo.DutchWoensdagGeography, Meteorology & Standards
WO,W/OGermanWasser in ÖlPhysics

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: WO

English words defined with "WO": Fethcer. (references)
Specialty definitions using "WO": Wo!. (references)
Etymologies containing "WO": Woe-begone. (references)
Non-English Usage: "WO" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

German (since, somewhere, when, where, while, with).

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Modern Usage: WO

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Wo wo wo (Miss Congeniality; writing credit: Marc Lawrence; Katie Ford)

Wo und wann (Blechtrommel, Die; writing credit: Jean-Claude Carrière; Günter Grass)

Lyrics

Wo er alles tat (Rock Me Amadeus; performing artist: Falco)

Wo! I feel nice, like sugar and spice ("I Got You (I Feel Good)"; performing artist: James Brown)

Wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo (The Prophet's Song; performing artist: Queen; writing credit: Brian May)

Himitsu wo shiri tai (Mr. Roboto; performing artist: STYX)

Movie/TV Titles

Wo der Wildbach durch das Höschen rauscht - Witwen-Report (1974)

Seigi wo ai suru mono: Gekkou kamen (1972)

Er nu shi wo men de (1970)

Wo bu yao li hun (1970)

Mei gui wo ai ni (1966)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: WO

DomainTitle

References

  • Chun Wo Holdings Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Gold Wo International Holdings Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Wo Kee Hong Holdings Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Anna, Wo Bist Du? (reference)

  • The Go Pack: Everything You Need to Learn to Master the Most Challenging Game in the Wo Rld (reference)

  • Three Master Masons: A Scientific and Philosophical Explanation of the Emblems of Masonry Proving It to Be the Great Constructive Principle of the wo (reference)

  • Wo Die Wilden Kerle Wohnen (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: WO

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: WO

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Store front of Quong Yee Wo & Co., Chinatown, New York City. Credit: Library of Congress.

Construction / Wo Cha. Credit: Library of Congress.

The freedom loving peoples of the Netherlands East Indies have long had their own armament program underway. They have been preparing to defend their islands ever since the Nipponese embarked upon their program to "unify" the Pacific area. This younger wo. Credit: Library of Congress.

60 Jahre Internationaler Frauentag, 8. Marz 1970 : dort kampfen wo das Leben ist, Clara Zetkin. Credit: Library of Congress.

Der Sinn von Genf : wo das Kapital lebt, kann der Friede nicht leben!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wo kann denn ein Blinder bloss leben, den die Bienen standig verfolgen?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: WO

"WO" is generally used as a modal auxiliary verb -- approximately 97.71% of the time. "WO" is used about 16,525 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Modal Auxiliary Verb97.71%16,147577
Unclassified Items2.16%35715,076
Noun (singular)0.1%1687,710
Noun (proper)0.03%5157,705
                    Total100.00%16,525N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: WO

CountryName
Hong Kong

Chun Wo Holdings Limited

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: WO

Expression using "WO": wo hi!. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "WO": wo-de-shu, wo-man, wo-men, wo-where'd-my-stomach-go.

Ending with "WO": Susa-no-wo.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: WO

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

like love wo

555

like lyrics mya wo

10

wo

375

by like love mya wo

10

like love lyrics mya wo

187

lyrics mya wo

9

like love lyrics wo

153

like mya wo

9

like love mya wo

123

mya wo

8

by like love lyrics mya wo

46

72 bian kan wo

7

like love lyrics main mix mya wo

42

cs wo

6

like wo

41

love wo

6

like love mya video wo

20

ming wo

6

ho shou wo

17

patent wo

6

bow wo

16

daiteita haru wo

5

like love video wo

16

hop wo

5

body like wo

14

like love lyrics myas wo

5

ai ni wo

14

czyn wo

5

chuck could if much wo wood woodchuck

13

like lyrics wo

5

yuen wo ping

12

daite haru ita wo

4

been have hippy i involved old several wo years

11

1 2 euromunten wo

4

lil bow wo

11
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: WO

Language Translations for "WO"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

(gee up, wo hi). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

경 명 . (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oway.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: WO

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 6, Verse 24
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintPlhn ouai umin toiV plousioiV oti apecete thn paraklhsin umwn
Latin405VulgateVerumtamen vae vobis divitibus quia habetis consolationem vestram
Old English990West Saxonþeah hwæðere wa eow witegum. forþam þe ge eowerne frofor habbað;
Middle English1395WyclifNetheles wo to you, riche men, that han youre coumfort.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleBut wo be to you that are ryche: for ye have therin youre consolacion.
Jacobean English1611King JamesBut woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
Victorian English1833WebsterBut woe to you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
Basic English1964OgdenBut unhappy are you who have wealth: for you have been comforted now.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: WO

LanguageLuke Chapter 6, Verse 24
Cebuano"Apan alaut kamong mga dato, kay tapus na ninyo madawat ang inyong kalipay.
Croatian"Ali jao vama, bogataši: imate svoju utjehu!
DanishMen ve eder, I rige, thi I have allerede fået eders Trøst.
DutchMaar wee u, gij rijken, want gij hebt uw troost weg.
FinnishMutta voi teitä, te rikkaat, sillä te olette jo saaneet lohdutuksenne!
FrenchMais, malheur vous, riches, car vous avez votre consolation!
GermanAber dagegen weh euch Reichen! denn ihr habt euren Trost dahin.
Haitian CreoleMen, malè pou nou, nou menm moun rich yo, paske nou deja jwenn sa nou t'ap chache a.
HungarianDe jaj néktek, gazdagoknak, mert elvettétek a ti vigasztalástokat.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTetapi celakalah kalian yang kaya sekarang ini; sebab kalian sudah mengalami kenikmatan!
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaTetapi, wai bagi kamu yang kaya, karena sudahlah dengan itu penghiburanmu.
ItalianMa guai a voi, ricchi, perché avete gia la vostra consolazione.
Korean그 러 나 " 있 을 진 너 희 부 " 한 자 여 너 희 " 너 희 의 위 로 를 이 미 받 았 도 다
Manx GaelicAgh smerg diuish verchee: son ta shiu er gheddyn nyn gherjagh.
MaoriOtira aue, te mate mo koutou, mo te hunga taonga! kua riro hoki i a koutou to koutou whakamarie.
NorwegianMen ve eder, I rike! for I har allerede fått eders trøst.
RumanianDar, vai de voi, bogayilor, pentrucq voi v`ayi primit aici mkngkerea!
RussianоБ ТПФЙЧ, ЗПТЕ ЧБН, 'ПЗБФЩЕ! Й'П ЧЩ ХЦЕ ПМХЮЙМЙ УЧПЕ ХФЕЫЕОЙЕ.
Shuar`Tura Kuítrinniutiram atumsha Atumí waratairi aya yamaik waintrume. Ukunmanka waraschattarme.'
Spanish"Pero ¡ay de vosotros los ricos! Porque estáis recibiendo vuestro consuelo.
SwahiliLakini ole wenu ninyi mlio matajiri, maana mmekwisha pata faraja yenu.
SwedishMen ve eder, I som ären rika, ty I haven fått ut eder hugnad!
Uma"Aga silaka-koi topo'ua' tempo toi, apa' mpolia' nirata-mi-koina kagoea' -ni.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: WO

Derivations

Words beginning with "WO": woad, woaded, woads, woadwax, woadwaxes, woald, woalds, wobble, wobbled, wobbler, wobblers, wobbles, wobblier, wobblies, wobbliest, wobbliness, wobblinesses, wobbling, wobbly, wobegone, wodge, wodges, woe, woebegone, woebegoneness, woebegonenesses, woeful, woefuller, woefullest, woefully, woefulness, woefulnesses, woeness, woenesses, woes, woesome, woful, wofully, wog, wogs, wok, woke, woken, woks, wold, wolds, wolf, wolfberries, wolfberry, wolfed, wolfer. (additional references)

Words ending with "WO": two. (additional references)

Words containing "WO": aardwolf, aardwolves, afterword, afterwords, afterworld, afterworlds, agalwood, agalwoods, airwoman, airwomen, airworthier, airworthiest, airworthiness, airworthinesses, airworthy, alderwoman, alderwomen, anchorwoman, anchorwomen, angleworm, angleworms, antiwoman, armyworm, armyworms, arrowwood, arrowwoods, arrowworm, arrowworms, artwork, artworks, assemblywoman, assemblywomen, aswoon, autoworker, autoworkers, awlwort, awlworts, awoke, awoken, awol, awols, backsword, backswords, backwood, backwoods, backwoodsman, backwoodsmen, backwoodsy, bagworm, bagworms, basketwork. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "WO"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "WO" (pronounced wō" or hwō")
2w ō"whoa, woe.
2-w ō"whoa, woe.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: WO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: ow.

 Words containing the letters "o-w"
 

+1 letter: bow, cow, dow, how, jow, low, mow, now, owe, owl, own, pow, row, sow, tow, two, vow, who, woe, wog, wok, won, woo, wop, wos, wot, wow, yow.

 

+2 letters: alow, avow, awol, blow, bowl, bows, brow, chow, cowl, cows, cowy, crow, dhow, down, dows, enow, flow, fowl, frow, glow, gowd, gowk, gown, grow, howe, howf, howk, howl, hows, jowl, jows, know, lowe, lown, lows, meow, mown, mows, nows, nowt, owed, owes, owls, owns, owse, plow, pows, prow, rows, scow, show, slow, snow, sown, sows, stow, swob, swop, swot, town, tows, towy, trow, twos, vows, vrow, whoa, whom, whop, wino, woad, woes, wogs, woke, woks, wold, wolf, womb, wonk, wons, wont, wood, woof, wool, woos, wops, word, wore, work, worm, worn, wort, wost, wots, wove, wows, yowe, yowl, yows.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Company Usage
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Bible Trace
13. Abbreviations
14. Acronyms
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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