Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Must.
- To be able; may; must. See
mow .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb obsolete pl. of
mow , may.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive, obsolete To
be able to ;may ;must .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The cumulative total of translated books since the Caliph Maa'moun's [sic] time
Moonbattery 2010
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Moun ka palé dè 8 moun, dòt ka palé dè 87 moun, on dòt pati ka palé dè plis ki 100 moun mò Lapwent
Global Voices in English » Guadeloupe: In May 2009, keep May 1802 and May 1967 in mind 2009
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As a Haitian woman told Paul Farmer years ago, "Tout moun se moun" - all people are people.
Ethan Casey: Pakistan Floods: Why Should We Care? Ethan Casey 2010
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People have recalled stories of being in line for 6 hours in the bank, which is the norm unless you 'have someone inside,' a moun pa, one of 'your people.'
Mark Schuller: Sowing Seeds of Hope or Seeds of Dependence? Mark Schuller 2010
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He charged straight toward the moun - tain lion, which had never seen anything as massive as Winnie.
Stalling 2010
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She was able to call home today, and her parents posted this account of her experiences since the earthquake on her blog, Mwen renmen ti moun Ayiti yo!
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Multiply this by 1.5 million homeless looking for work and this moun pa is much, much worse.
Mark Schuller: Sowing Seeds of Hope or Seeds of Dependence? Mark Schuller 2010
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As a Haitian woman told Paul Farmer years ago, "Tout moun se moun" - all people are people.
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The 240 is a belt-fed machine gun that weighs almost thirty pounds; you might as well be carrying a jackhammer up a moun-tain.
'War' 2010
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She was able to call home today, and her parents posted this account of her experiences since the earthquake on her blog, Mwen renmen ti moun Ayiti yo!
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