bow – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bow to sb
Participle: bowed to sb
Gerund: bowing to sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	bow to sb
you	bow to sb
he;she;it	bows to sb
we	bow to sb
you	bow to sb
they	bow to sb

Perfect

I	have bowed to sb
you	have bowed to sb
he;she;it	has bowed to sb
we	have bowed to sb
you	have bowed to sb
they	have bowed to sb

Past

I	bowed to sb
you	bowed to sb
he;she;it	bowed to sb
we	bowed to sb
you	bowed to sb
they	bowed to sb

Pluperfect

I	had bowed to sb
you	had bowed to sb
he;she;it	had bowed to sb
we	had bowed to sb
you	had bowed to sb
they	had bowed to sb

Future

I	will bow to sb
you	will bow to sb
he;she;it	will bow to sb
we	will bow to sb
you	will bow to sb
they	will bow to sb

Future Perfect

I	will have bowed to sb
you	will have bowed to sb
he;she;it	will have bowed to sb
we	will have bowed to sb
you	will have bowed to sb
they	will have bowed to sb

Subjunctive

Present

I	bow to sb
you	bow to sb
he;she;it	bow to sb
we	bow to sb
you	bow to sb
they	bow to sb

Perfect

I	have bowed to sb
you	have bowed to sb
he;she;it	have bowed to sb
we	have bowed to sb
you	have bowed to sb
they	have bowed to sb

Imperfect

I	bowed to sb
you	bowed to sb
he;she;it	bowed to sb
we	bowed to sb
you	bowed to sb
they	bowed to sb

Pluperfect

I	had bowed to sb
you	had bowed to sb
he;she;it	had bowed to sb
we	had bowed to sb
you	had bowed to sb
they	had bowed to sb

Conditional

Present

I	would bow to sb
you	would bow to sb
he;she;it	would bow to sb
we	would bow to sb
you	would bow to sb
they	would bow to sb

Perfect

I	would have bowed to sb
you	would have bowed to sb
he;she;it	would have bowed to sb
we	would have bowed to sb
you	would have bowed to sb
they	would have bowed to sb

Imperative

you	bow to sb
we	Let's bow to sb
you	bow to sb

Indicative

Present

I	am bowing to sb
you	are bowing to sb
he;she;it	is bowing to sb
we	are bowing to sb
you	are bowing to sb
they	are bowing to sb

Perfect

I	have been bowing to sb
you	have been bowing to sb
he;she;it	has been bowing to sb
we	have been bowing to sb
you	have been bowing to sb
they	have been bowing to sb

Past

I	was bowing to sb
you	were bowing to sb
he;she;it	was bowing to sb
we	were bowing to sb
you	were bowing to sb
they	were bowing to sb

Pluperfect

I	had been bowing to sb
you	had been bowing to sb
he;she;it	had been bowing to sb
we	had been bowing to sb
you	had been bowing to sb
they	had been bowing to sb

Future

I	will be bowing to sb
you	will be bowing to sb
he;she;it	will be bowing to sb
we	will be bowing to sb
you	will be bowing to sb
they	will be bowing to sb

Future Perfect

I	will have been bowing to sb
you	will have been bowing to sb
he;she;it	will have been bowing to sb
we	will have been bowing to sb
you	will have been bowing to sb
they	will have been bowing to sb

Conditional

Present

I	would be bowing to sb
you	would be bowing to sb
he;she;it	would be bowing to sb
we	would be bowing to sb
you	would be bowing to sb
they	would be bowing to sb

Perfect

I	would have been bowing to sb
you	would have been bowing to sb
he;she;it	would have been bowing to sb
we	would have been bowing to sb
you	would have been bowing to sb
they	would have been bowing to sb

Verbs conjugated like 'bow'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'bow'

blow, bob, bog, boo, bop, bot, bowe, bowl, box, boy,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to cause something to change its shape into a curve: bend, courb, crook, curb, curl, curve, flex, incurvate
incline: bend, dip, stoop, bob
yield: submit, surrender, acquiesce, capitulate
subdue: compel, crush, depress
bend: curve, inflect, buckle

Antonyms

yield: clash, counteract, counter, impede
subdue: strengthen, fortify, empower, exalt
bend: straighten, stiffen, extend, stand

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ out, ~ to something, ~ to somebody,

Etymology

1. O.E. bugan "to bend, to bend the body in condescension," also "to turn back" (class II strong verb; past tense beag, pp. bogen), from P.Gmc. *bugon (cf. M.L.G. bugen, O.H.G. biogan, Goth. biugan "to bend," O.N. boginn "bent"), from *beugen, from PIE base *bheugh- (cf. Skt. bhujati "bends, thrusts aside"). The noun is first recorded 1656. Bow out "withdraw" is from 1942.
2. From Middle English bowe, from Old English boga, Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.
3. Cognates
4. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Booge (“arch, bow, curve”), West Frisian bôge (“arc, arch, bow”), Dutch boog (“arc, arch, bow”), German Bogen (“arc, arch, bow, curve”), Luxembourgish Bou (“arc, arch, bow, curve”), Vilamovian böga (“arc, arch, bend, bow, curve”), Yiddish בויגן (boygn, “arc, arch, bow, curve”), Danish bue (“arc, arch, bow, curve”), Faroese and Icelandic bogi (“arch, bow, vault”), Jamtish buga (“bow”), Norwegian Bokmål bue (“arc, arch, bow”), Norwegian Nynorsk boge (“arc, arch, bow”), Swedish båge (“bow”), Crimean Gothic boga (“bow”). See: Frisian, Saterlandic 'Booge', German, old spelling 'Bogen', Wymysorys 'böga', Danish 'bue', Norwegian 'bue', Norwegian, nynorsk 'boge', Swedish 'båge'.

Verbs referencing "bow"

Danish bue, Scots boo, Luxembourgish béien.

Sample Sentences

[...] my visits, and to permit my wife and family to reside here; for which it is hardly necessary to say, we are much indebted to her. She is exceedingly courteous, you perceive, ’ on this hint she bowed condescendingly, ‘and will permit me to have the pleasure of introducing you: a gentleman from England, Ma’am: newly arrived from England, after a very tempestuous passage: Mr. Dickens,—the lady of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ I beg pardon, ma’am, ” said Haley, bowing slightly, with a still lowering brow; “ but still I say, as I said before, this yer's a sing’lar report. Is it true, sir ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] systematic arrangements, when St. Clare turned round from paying the hackman, there was nobody in view but Mr. Adolph himself, conspicuous in satin vest, gold guard-chain, and white pants, and bowing with inexpressible grace and suavity. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] the lips of Tom and Mammy, and some of the elder ones, who belonged to the Methodist church. The younger and more thoughtless ones, for the time completely overcome, were sobbing, with their heads bowed upon their knees. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] St. Clare suddenly raised himself up. The honest face, so full of grief, and with such an imploring expression of affection and sympathy, struck his master. He laid his hand on Tom 's, and bowed down his forehead on it. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
In the very depth of physical suffering, bowed by brutal oppression, this question shot a gleam of joy and triumph through Tom's soul. He suddenly stretched himself up, and, looking earnestly to heaven, while the tears and blood that flowed down [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
Just then the door opened, and Sambo entered. He came forward, bowing, and holding out something in a paper. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

bow – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bow

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'bow'

Verbs similar to 'bow'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "bow"

Sample Sentences