kowtow to in English

Forms: kowtows to [present, singular, third-person], kowtowing to [participle, present], kowtowed to [participle, past], kowtowed to [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kowtow to (third-person singular simple present kowtows to, present participle kowtowing to, simple past and past participle kowtowed to)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "kowtows to",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "kowtowed to",
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    },
    {
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        "To bow to or show obeisance to (someone or something), especially in a submissive fashion."
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        [
          "bow to",
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        [
          "submissive",
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        "(transitive, figurative, chiefly derogatory) To bow to or show obeisance to (someone or something), especially in a submissive fashion."
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kowtows to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowtowing to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowtowed to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kowtowed to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "To bow to or show obeisance to (someone or something), especially in a submissive fashion."
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        [
          "bow to",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "submissive",
          "submissive"
        ],
        [
          "fashion",
          "fashion"
        ]
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        "(transitive, figurative, chiefly derogatory) To bow to or show obeisance to (someone or something), especially in a submissive fashion."
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
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"kowtow to" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms