bow down
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Meaning · English
Show respect or surrender to someone or something
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Thể hiện sự tôn trọng hoặc đầu hàng với ai đó hoặc một thứ gì đó
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Literally: lower one's head or upper body
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The crowd bowed down to the rock star
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bow down” mean?
Show respect or surrender to someone or something Literally: lower one's head or upper body
Is “bow down” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.