bow – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

you	bow to sth
we	Let's bow to sth
you	bow to sth

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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