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- [bou]
- /baʊ/
- /bəʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bou]
- /baʊ/
Definitions of bowed word
- adjective bowed Something that is bowed is curved. 3
- adjective bowed If a person's body is bowed, it is bent forward. 3
- adjective bowed lowered; bent forward; curved 3
- verb without object bowed to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. 1
- verb without object bowed to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 1
- verb without object bowed to bend or curve downward; stoop: the pines bowed low. 1
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Origin of bowed
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 Bowed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bowed 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bowed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bowed
adj bowed
- curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
- rounded — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- arched — An arched roof, window, or doorway is curved at the top.
- bulging — a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall.
- hunched — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.