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to bow to
01
to accept someone’s authority or demands, often reluctantly
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
to
Base verb
bow
Present tense
bow to
3rd person singular
bows to
Present participle
bowing to
Past simple
bowed to
Past participle
bowed to
Examples
The company had to bow to public pressure and change its policy.
