pull the long bow in English

Forms: pulls the long bow [present, singular, third-person], pulling the long bow [participle, present], pulled the long bow [participle, past], pulled the long bow [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull the long bow (third-person singular simple present pulls the long bow, present participle pulling the long bow, simple past and past participle pulled the long bow)

Inflected forms

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"pull the long bow" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms