bow down

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

bow down

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference

Translations

to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference

• Finnish: kumartaa (fi)
• French: s’incliner (fr)
• German: sich niederwerfen (de)
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• Greek:

  Ancient: προσκυνέω (proskunéō)

Anagrams

• down bow, downbow