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You always have to know when to bow out. You bow out while you are on top.
L.A. Reid

Meaning of "bow out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOW OUT

bow out  [baʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOW OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bow out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bow out in English.

WHAT DOES BOW OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bow out in the English dictionary

The definition of bow out in the dictionary is often foll by of to retire or withdraw gracefully.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOW OUT

PRESENT

Present
I bow out
you bow out
he/she/it bows out
we bow out
you bow out
they bow out
Present continuous
I am bowing out
you are bowing out
he/she/it is bowing out
we are bowing out
you are bowing out
they are bowing out
Present perfect
I have bowed out
you have bowed out
he/she/it has bowed out
we have bowed out
you have bowed out
they have bowed out
Present perfect continuous
I have been bowing out
you have been bowing out
he/she/it has been bowing out
we have been bowing out
you have been bowing out
they have been bowing out
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bowed out
you bowed out
he/she/it bowed out
we bowed out
you bowed out
they bowed out
Past continuous
I was bowing out
you were bowing out
he/she/it was bowing out
we were bowing out
you were bowing out
they were bowing out
Past perfect
I had bowed out
you had bowed out
he/she/it had bowed out
we had bowed out
you had bowed out
they had bowed out
Past perfect continuous
I had been bowing out
you had been bowing out
he/she/it had been bowing out
we had been bowing out
you had been bowing out
they had been bowing out
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bow out
you will bow out
he/she/it will bow out
we will bow out
you will bow out
they will bow out
Future continuous
I will be bowing out
you will be bowing out
he/she/it will be bowing out
we will be bowing out
you will be bowing out
they will be bowing out
Future perfect
I will have bowed out
you will have bowed out
he/she/it will have bowed out
we will have bowed out
you will have bowed out
they will have bowed out
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bowing out
you will have been bowing out
he/she/it will have been bowing out
we will have been bowing out
you will have been bowing out
they will have been bowing out
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bow out
you would bow out
he/she/it would bow out
we would bow out
you would bow out
they would bow out
Conditional continuous
I would be bowing out
you would be bowing out
he/she/it would be bowing out
we would be bowing out
you would be bowing out
they would be bowing out
Conditional perfect
I would have bow out
you would have bow out
he/she/it would have bow out
we would have bow out
you would have bow out
they would have bow out
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bowing out
you would have been bowing out
he/she/it would have been bowing out
we would have been bowing out
you would have been bowing out
they would have been bowing out
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bow out
we let´s bow out
you bow out
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bow out
Past participle
bowed out
Present Participle
bowing out
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOW OUT

bow
bow and arrow
bow and scrape
Bow Bells
bow collector
bow compass
bow doors
bow legs
bow oar
Bow Street runner
bow tie
bow wave
bow weight
bow window
bow-legged
bow-spring compass
bow-wow
bowat
bowbent
bowdlerisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOW OUT

blow out
carry out
check out
chew out
come out
draw out
eat out
figure out
fill out
find out
follow out
get out
log out
long drawn out
on the way out
show out
sign out
throw out
turned out
washed out

Synonyms and antonyms of bow out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOW OUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bow out» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bow out

Translation of «bow out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOW OUT

Find out the translation of bow out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bow out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bow out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retirarse
570 millions of speakers

English

bow out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर धनुष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يخرج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

распрощаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

despedir-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নমো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

révérence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mengundurkan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich verabschieden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

身を引く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아웃 활
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gandhewo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cúi đầu ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வணக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर धनुष्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çekilmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uscire di scena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wycofać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розпрощатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retragă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποκλιθεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bow out
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bøye seg ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bow out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOW OUT»

The term «bow out» is regularly used and occupies the 80.047 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOW OUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bow out

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QUOTES WITH «BOW OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bow out.
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L.A. Reid
You always have to know when to bow out. You bow out while you are on top.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOW OUT»

Discover the use of bow out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bow out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Traditional Bowyer's Bible
This man should suffer, the Indian thought, raising himself to his full height. " Osage orange," he said with a smile. The point is you can make a great bow out of Osage orange. You can also make a great bow out of white wood, and it can be a ...
Jim Hamm, 2000
2
Odyssey
A translation of the epic poem retells the story of Odysseus's ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
Homer, Stanley Lombardo, 2000
3
Thin-Walled Structures - Advances and Developments
Bow-out Imperfection Measurement of the imperfections indicated that most RHS had an approximately constant "bow-out" along the length of each beam. For most cases, the web bulged outwards and the flange inwards. The magnitude of the ...
J. Zaras, K. Kowal-Michalska, J. Rhodes, 2001
4
Boater's Pocket Reference: Your Comprehensive Resource for ...
... bow out gets bow out stern out stern out -Rudder -Rudder -Rudder to pier - Rudder to pier Wind Ahead center center -Forward engine swings -Forward engine swings -Wind -Wind takes bow takes bow out out stern out stern out -Wind -Wind ...
Thomas McEwen, 2006
5
Basic Canoeing: All the Skills You Need to Get Started
A paddler in a solo canoe kneels near the center of the canoe to keep it trim. A solo paddler in the stern seat of a tandem canoe lifts the bow out of the water, putting the boat severely out of trim. Kneeling vs. Sitting The pivot point is the axis  ...
Jon Rounds, 2002
6
The Belly of the Bow
The only difference is, I made the bow out of dead tissue; you used me while I was still alive.' Gorgas looked up. 'What do you mean?' he said. Bardas stood up and walked to the door that separated the main room from the small bedchamber.
K. J. Parker, 2013
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Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans: A Step-by-Step ...
Using pothold- ers so as not to burn yourself, take the bow out and test it across your knee to see if the wood is ready to bend. Osage orange will reach a temperature where it becomes easy to bend, if it's still too stiff it needs to be hotter .
Jim Hamm, 2007
8
Violin For Dummies, 2nd Edition
... own type of attention before and after every use. And just like the violin, you need to hold the bow a certain way. Chapter 4 introduces you to holding the bow properly and even shows you how to bow out a few tunes.
Katharine Rapoport, 2012
9
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
bow out v. [20C+] to retreat or withdraw, to resign. bowse see under BOUSE and its combs. bowser n.' [1950s-60s] (N.Z.) a petrol garage, also selling food and drink. |SE bowser, a portable fuel container] bowser n.1 1 (1960s+) a generic term ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
10
American Woodworker
Take the bow out of the box (be careful, it's hot), align the center mark with the center of the form and secure it with a wedge between the bow and a dowel at the center. Bend one side of the bow at a time around the form with a slow steady  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOW OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bow out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Old cops bow out of New Tricks in late replacement
This amiable police procedural vehicle for a lovable bunch of talented older actors from past classic television series returns rather suddenly ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
Grateful Dead bow out to cheers, tears in final show
The Grateful Dead gave what they say will be their last group performance on Sunday, playing to some 70,000 singing, dancing and tearful ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Lisicki, Tsonga bow out of Wimbledon
Sabine Lisicki (left) looks up after losing a point to Timea Bacsinszky while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga leaves the court after losing to Ivo Karlovic during ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
4
Locals bow out early in OASA junior eliminations
The Owen Sound Selects first-baseman Drew Quinlan (left) stretches for a ball but Napanee Shoes Joe's Express #1 team pitcher Cole Bolton ... «Owen Sound Sun Times, Jul 15»
5
Goodbye to a special pair as they both bow out after serving Garden …
Two devoted members of the team at Garden House Hospice who have been part of its success story since the doors first opened have said ... «Comet 24, Jul 15»
6
Local Report: Napa Giants bow out of Connelly tournament
The Napa Giants had their third straight game decided in the seventh inning at the 39th annual Keith Connelly 4th of July Invitational on ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
7
Jones into semis at World Cup
Luuka Jones into semis at World Cup, Kiwi men bow out. IAN ANDERSON. Last updated 11:40, July 5 2015. Luuka Jones made the semifinals of the latest ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
8
Nelson Giants bow out of NBL title race after 97-85 loss to …
Lindsay Tait of the Saints dribbles the ball with DeRonn Scott of the Giants during the NBL semi final basketball match between Wellington ... «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
9
Chargers bow out in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Great Falls Chargers AA team's run at the American Legion Wood Bat Classic came to an end Saturday morning with ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Wambach ready to bow out after final
the associated pressNigeria's Onome Ebi, left, and United States' Abby Wambach vie for the ball during a FIFA Women's World Cup game in ... «Goshen News, Jul 15»

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