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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bow to en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To subserviently adhere to (a tradition, etc.).
    • He declined at first, but when his hosts insisted, he bowed to local custom and played his part in the ritual.

Forms

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bows to Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bowing to Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bowed to Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bowed to Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (3)

fi taipua (subserviently adhere to) · cmn 屈服於 /屈服于 (subserviently adhere to) · fi mukautua (subserviently adhere to)