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- [bou out]
- /baʊ aʊt/
- /baʊ ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bou out]
- /baʊ aʊt/
Definitions of bow out words
- phrasal verb bow out If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it. 3
- verb bow out to retire or withdraw gracefully 3
- noun bow out to leave or retire formally or ceremoniously 3
- noun bow out to usher out (or in) with a bow 3
- verb without object bow out to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. 1
- verb without object bow out to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 1
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Origin of bow out
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.
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Parts of speech for Bow out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bow out 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 out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bow out
verb bow out
- quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- pull out — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- retire — a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
- bail out — If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
Antonyms for bow out
verb bow out
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- persevere — to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
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