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- DictionaryBow/bō/
noun
- 1. a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons: "a girl with long hair tied back in a bow"
- 2. a weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood whose ends are joined by a taut string.
verb
- 1. play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow: "the techniques by which the pieces were bowed"
BOW definition: 1. to bend your head or body forward in order to show respect or to thank an audience: 2. an act…. Learn more.
Bow definition, to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. See more.
A bow is a knot with two loops and two loose ends that is used in tying shoelaces and ribbons. 2. A bow is a weapon for shooting arrows which consists of a long piece of curved wood with a string attached to both its ends.
bow meaning, definition, what is bow: to bend the top part of your body forwar...: Learn more.
- English
- Sranan Tongo
- Vilamovian
Etymology 1
From Middle English bowe, from Old English boga, Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Cognate with West Frisian boge, Dutch boog, German Bogen, Swedish båge.
Etymology 2
From Middle English bowen, buwen, buȝen, from Old English būgan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan, from Proto-Germanic *beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūgʰ- (“to bend”). Cognate with West Frisian bûge (“to bow”), Dutch buigen (“to bow”), German biegen (“to bow”), Danish bue (“to curve, arch”).
Etymology 3
From Middle English bowe, bowgh, a borrowing from Middle Low German bôch and/or Middle Dutch boech, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus (“arm”). Cognate with Dutch boeg (“bow”), Danish bov (“bow”), Swedish bog (“bow”). Doublet of bough.
Etymology
From Dutch bouwen (“to build”).
Verb
bow 1. to build 2. (figurative, with tapu) to trust, to depend on 2.1. wan sma di yu kan bow na en tapu ― someone you can depend on
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /boːf/
Noun
bōw f (plural bowa) 1. woman 2. wife
Check pronunciation: bow. Definition of bow verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bow. 1 of 5. verb (1) ˈbau̇. bowed; bowing; bows. Synonyms of bow. intransitive verb. 1. : to cease from competition or resistance : submit, yield. refusing to bow to the inevitable John O'Hara. also : to suffer defeat. bowed to the champion. 2. : to bend the head, body, or knee in reverence, submission, or shame. Bow before the king.
