/bəʊ/
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Translation
A curved weapon that shoots arrows, or a knot with two round loops. Said as /baʊ/, it means to bend forward to show respect.
Word origin
From Old English boga, meaning a bow or arch, from a Germanic root meaning to bend.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- boga
- English cognates
- elbow, rainbow
Examples
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Here "bow" is the curved weapon, said as /bəʊ/.
ribbon .
Here "bow" is a knot with two loops, also said as /bəʊ/.
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Here "bow" means bending forward, and it is said as /baʊ/.
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