bow
/ˈboʊ̯/ verb B2- To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. · The musician bowed his violin expertly.
- To bend or curve, particularly downward. · The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
- To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend or incline, figuratively; to humble or subdue.
He/she/it bows · Past bowed · Past participle bowed · -ing form bowing
Verb forms
- Base form
- bow
- He/she/it
- bows
- Past
- bowed
- Past participle
- bowed
- -ing form
- bowing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“Cedant arma togæ,” said Villefort with a bow.
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.
But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice:
The Witch of the North seemed to think for a time, with her head bowed and her eyes upon the ground.
Other matches
- bow A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or othe... B1
- bow To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or defe... C2
- bow The front of a boat or ship. C2
- bow A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inc... C2
- bow about to C2
- bow down To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deferen...
- bow out To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or ...
- bow up To become overtaken by impatience, anger or fru...
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