Snow

Pronunciation: /snoʊ/

Definitions of snow

noun a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes

Example Sentences

A1 I love playing in the snow.

A2 The snow is falling softly outside.

B1 We went skiing on the fresh snow.

B2 The snowstorm caused chaos on the roads.

C1 The untouched snow glistened in the sunlight.

C2 The snow-capped mountains were a breathtaking sight.

verb to fall as or like snow

Example Sentences

A1 I snow in the winter.

A2 She snows gently on the mountains.

B1 The forecast predicts it will snow heavily tonight.

B2 After the blizzard, the town was completely snowed in.

C1 The ski resort had to close due to the heavy snowfall.

C2 Despite the snowstorm, the team managed to snowboard down the mountain safely.

Examples of snow in a Sentence

formal The snowfall in the region has been unusually heavy this winter.

informal Hey, did you see how much snow we got last night?

slang I love it when the white stuff starts coming down!

figurative Her heart was as cold and unforgiving as snow on a winter's day.

Grammatical Forms of snow

• past tense: snowed
• plural: snows
• comparative: snowier
• superlative: snowiest
• present tense: snow
• future tense: will snow
• perfect tense: has snowed
• continuous tense: is snowing
• singular: snow
• positive degree: snow
• infinitive: to snow
• gerund: snowing
• participle: snowed

Origin and Evolution of snow

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'snow' originated from the Old English word 'snaw' which is believed to have Germanic roots.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'snow' has retained its basic meaning of frozen precipitation, but has also been used in various idiomatic expressions and metaphors in literature and everyday language.