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| I/you/we/they | bow to |
| he/she/it | bows to |
| present participle | bowing to |
| past tense | bowed to |
| past participle | bowed to |
the government's unwillingness to bow to terrorists
Laura did not usually bow to her husband's wishes.
They finally bowed to political pressure and signed the agreement.
He finally bowed to the inevitable and resigned.
This is the American English definition of bow to. View British English definition of bow to.
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