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bowing down

/ˈbaʊɪŋ daʊn/

Translations

bow downverb

bowing down

Gerund

bowed down

Past Simple

bowed down

Past Participle

bowing down

Gerund

/baʊ daʊn/

She refused to bow down to pressure.

Она отказалась склониться перед давлением.

He had to bow down to the king.

Ему пришлось поклониться королю.

Additional translations

Synonyms

humble oneself

bow downverb

To lower the head or bend the upper part of the body as a gesture of respect or submission.

The villagers would bow down before the king as he passed by.

To submit or yield to someone else's authority or demands.

He refused to bow down to the pressure from his peers.