Englisch - Englisch
Definition von bow 1 im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- If you bow to pressure or to someone's wishes, you agree to do what they want you to do. Some shops are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables = yield
- When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect. They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way He bowed slightly before taking her bag. Bow is also a noun. I gave a theatrical bow and waved
- If you are bowed by something, you are made unhappy and anxious by it, and lose hope. their determination not to be bowed in the face of the allied attacks. To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed. I am bowed down by my sins
- 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. The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her. = lower