bow – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bow

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ibow out
youbow out
he;she;itbows out
webow out
youbow out
theybow out

Perfect

Ihave bowed out
youhave bowed out
he;she;ithas bowed out
wehave bowed out
youhave bowed out
theyhave bowed out

Past

Ibowed out
youbowed out
he;she;itbowed out
webowed out
youbowed out
theybowed out

Pluperfect

Ihad bowed out
youhad bowed out
he;she;ithad bowed out
wehad bowed out
youhad bowed out
theyhad bowed out

Future

Iwill bow out
youwill bow out
he;she;itwill bow out
wewill bow out
youwill bow out
theywill bow out

Future Perfect

Iwill have bowed out
youwill have bowed out
he;she;itwill have bowed out
wewill have bowed out
youwill have bowed out
theywill have bowed out

Subjunctive

Present

Ibow out
youbow out
he;she;itbow out
webow out
youbow out
theybow out

Perfect

Ihave bowed out
youhave bowed out
he;she;ithave bowed out
wehave bowed out
youhave bowed out
theyhave bowed out

Imperfect

Ibowed out
youbowed out
he;she;itbowed out
webowed out
youbowed out
theybowed out

Pluperfect

Ihad bowed out
youhad bowed out
he;she;ithad bowed out
wehad bowed out
youhad bowed out
theyhad bowed out

Conditional

Present

Iwould bow out
youwould bow out
he;she;itwould bow out
wewould bow out
youwould bow out
theywould bow out

Perfect

Iwould have bowed out
youwould have bowed out
he;she;itwould have bowed out
wewould have bowed out
youwould have bowed out
theywould have bowed out

Imperative

youbow out
weLet's bow out
youbow out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam bowing out
youare bowing out
he;she;itis bowing out
weare bowing out
youare bowing out
theyare bowing out

Perfect

Ihave been bowing out
youhave been bowing out
he;she;ithas been bowing out
wehave been bowing out
youhave been bowing out
theyhave been bowing out

Past

Iwas bowing out
youwere bowing out
he;she;itwas bowing out
wewere bowing out
youwere bowing out
theywere bowing out

Pluperfect

Ihad been bowing out
youhad been bowing out
he;she;ithad been bowing out
wehad been bowing out
youhad been bowing out
theyhad been bowing out

Future

Iwill be bowing out
youwill be bowing out
he;she;itwill be bowing out
wewill be bowing out
youwill be bowing out
theywill be bowing out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been bowing out
youwill have been bowing out
he;she;itwill have been bowing out
wewill have been bowing out
youwill have been bowing out
theywill have been bowing out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be bowing out
youwould be bowing out
he;she;itwould be bowing out
wewould be bowing out
youwould be bowing out
theywould be bowing out

Perfect

Iwould have been bowing out
youwould have been bowing out
he;she;itwould have been bowing out
wewould have been bowing out
youwould have been bowing out
theywould have been bowing out

Other

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

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)