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1. • • To obey, pledge allegiance, or submit one's will to someone or something, especially in a reverential or servile manner. My allegiance is to my own country; I'll never bow to another government!
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   What does it mean to bow to someone?

   • To obey, pledge allegiance, or submit one's will to someone or something, especially in a reverential or servile manner. My allegiance is to my own country; I'll never bow to another government! The autocratic CEO all but makes his employees bow to him. I refuse to bow to a fool like him just because he has a lot of money.

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   What does it mean to be bowed down?

   • If you are bowed by something, you are made unhappy and anxious by it, and lose hope. To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed. 5. 6. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Is bow a noun or noun?

   • [VERB] Bow is also a noun. I gave a theatrical bow and waved. 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. He bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving. [VERB noun]

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   What is a bow used for?

   • weapon A bow is a long, curved piece of wood with a string stretched between the two ends, that is used to send arrows through the air. Some of the riders had bows and arrows. When you bow, you bend your body towards someone as a polite way of saying hello or thanking them. They all bowed to the king.

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   What does bowed to the inevitable mean?

   • Myers finally bowed to the inevitable (=accepted something he could not change) and withdrew from the campaign. → bow → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus bowed to the inevitable • I sighed and bowed to the inevitable. • He finally bowed to the inevitable after 61 minutes, when he was visibly hobbling around.

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   What does it mean if you bow your head?

   • 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. He bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving. [VERB noun] She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her. [VERB-ed]

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   5 days ago · Getty Images. Rachel Reeves had a different definition. Working people are "strivers who graft", according to the chancellor. She wrote in the Sun on Sunday that her Budget was for "hardworking ...

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   BOW definition: 1. to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing…. Learn more.

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   bow to (someone or something) To obey, pledge allegiance, or submit one's will to someone or something, especially in a reverential or servile manner. My allegiance is to my own country; I'll never bow to another government! The autocratic CEO all but makes his employees bow to him.

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   To obey, pledge allegiance, or submit one's will to someone or something, especially in a reverential or servile manner. My allegiance is to my own country; I'll never bow to another government! The autocratic CEO all but makes his employees bow to him.

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   to do what someone else wants you to do, usually unwillingly: bow to pressure Eventually they were forced to bow to public pressure and reform the tax. We refuse to bow to their demands. He had no option but to bow to the views of those in a stronger position. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.

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   • The Government bowed to the inevitable after other countries threatened to outvote it. • Last week Chen's company bowed to the inevitable and closed its doors. bow to somebody/something meaning, definition, what is bow to somebody/something: to finally agree to do something, even t...: Learn more.