"make one's bow" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmeɪk wʌnz ˈbaʊ/ Audio: En-au-make one's bow.ogg Forms: makes one's bow [present, singular, third-person], making one's bow [participle, present], made one's bow [participle, past], made one's bow [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> one's bow}} make one's bow (third-person singular simple present makes one's bow, present participle making one's bow, simple past and past participle made one's bow)
  1. To bow, to make a bow (respectful gesture).
    Sense id: en-make_one's_bow-en-verb-0WH4SsOg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. (idiomatic) To debut, to bow. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_one's_bow-en-verb-XKlxd2Uj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54

Inflected forms

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        "To bow, to make a bow (respectful gesture)."
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