arrow
/ˈæ.ɹoʊ/ verb C2- To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
- To let fly swiftly and directly.
- To develop an inflorescence.
- To navigate using the arrow keys. · Arrow left until you reach the start of the text you want to delete.
- To single out or nominate (someone) to be responsible for something, especially an undesirable task.
He/she/it arrows · Past arrowed · Past participle arrowed · -ing form arrowing
Verb forms
- Base form
- arrow
- He/she/it
- arrows
- Past
- arrowed
- Past participle
- arrowed
- -ing form
- arrowing
From the library
“Surely,” answered Danglars, “one cannot be held responsible for every chance arrow shot into the air.”
“You can, indeed, when the arrow lights point downward on somebody’s head.”
## The Eagle and the Arrow
The Eagle gave one look at the arrow that had entered his heart and saw in that single glance that its feathers had been furnished by himself.
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