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noun | verb towertower1 /ˈtaʊɚ/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYtower1Origin: 1100-1200 Old French tor, tur, from Latin turris 1 a tall narrow building either built on its own or forming part of a castle, church, etc.: a clock tower2a tall structure, often made of metal, used for sending signals, broadcasting, etc.: radio towers3a tall piece of furniture that you use to store things: a CD tower4a tall box that contains the main part of some computers [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French tor, tur, from Latin turris] → see also cooling tower, ivory tower, water tower noun | verb towertower2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEtower |
Present | I, you, we, they | tower | | he, she, it | towers | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | towered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have towered | | he, she, it | has towered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had towered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tower | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have towered |
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Present | I | am towering | | he, she, it | is towering | | you, we, they | are towering | Past | I, he, she, it | was towering | | you, we, they | were towering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been towering | | he, she, it | has been towering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been towering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be towering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been towering |
to be much taller than the people or things around you: tower over/above She towers over her husband.tower over/above somebody/something phrasal verb to be much better than any other person or organization that does the same thing as you |