bow
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The meaning (definition) of the word bow
to bend your head and body forward to say hello or thank you
The word bow used in a sentence
“We bow to say thank you and show respect to people.”
Words that mean the same as bow (synonyms)
bendcurtsy
How the word bow is said around the world
| French | arc (ahrk) |
| Spanish | arco (ahrkoh) |
| Mandarin | 弓 (gōng) |
| Hindi | झुकना (gyuuknah) |
| Arabic | قَوس (kows) |
| Russian | поклон (poklon) |
| Portuguese (EU) | arco (ahruhkuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | arco (ahruhkuu) |
| Japanese | 弓 (yumi) |
| German | Bogen (bohguhn) |
| Urdu | جھکنا (gyuuknah) |
| Punjabi | ਝੁਕਣਾ (kyuukuhnah) |
| Korean | 절하다 (jeolhada) |
| Hebrew | להשתחוות (lahshtkhvoht) |
| Greek | τόξο (toxo) |
| Dutch | boog (bohkh) |
| Tagalog | pana (pahnah) |
| Vietnamese | cây cung (kuhi koong) |
| Turkish | yay (yahy) |
| Persian | کمان (kahmahn) |
| Polish | ukłon (ookwawn) |
| Ukrainian | лук (luk) |
| Bengali | ধনুক (dohnook) |
| Swedish | rosett (roosuht) |
| Italian | arco (ahrkoh) |
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