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bow

bow
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bou]
    • /baʊ/
    • /baʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bou]
    • /baʊ/

Definitions of bow word

  • verb bow When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect. 3
  • verb bow Bow is also a noun. 3
  • verb bow If you bow your head, you bend it downwards so that you are looking towards the ground, for example because you want to show respect or because you are thinking deeply about something. 3
  • verb bow If you bow to pressure or to someone's wishes, you agree to do what they want you to do. 3
  • passive verb bow If you are bowed by something, you are made unhappy and anxious by it, and lose hope. 3
  • passive verb bow To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed. 3

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Origin of bow

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English bowen (v.), Old English būgan; cognate with Dutch buigen; akin to German biegen, Gothic biugan, Old Norse buga, etc.

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bow popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bow usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bow

verb bow

  • nod — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
  • hunch — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
  • debase — To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
  • incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
  • dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.

Antonyms for bow

verb bow

  • straighten — make straight
  • overpower — to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
  • defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
  • fight — a battle or combat.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.

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