ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KOWTOW
From Chinese k'o t'ou, from k'o to strike, knock + t'ou head.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KOWTOW
PRESENT
Present
I kowtow
you kowtow
he/she/it kowtows
we kowtow
you kowtow
they kowtow
Present continuous
I am kowtowing
you are kowtowing
he/she/it is kowtowing
we are kowtowing
you are kowtowing
they are kowtowing
Present perfect
I have kowtowed
you have kowtowed
he/she/it has kowtowed
we have kowtowed
you have kowtowed
they have kowtowed
Present perfect continuous
I have been kowtowing
you have been kowtowing
he/she/it has been kowtowing
we have been kowtowing
you have been kowtowing
they have been kowtowing
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 kowtowed
you kowtowed
he/she/it kowtowed
we kowtowed
you kowtowed
they kowtowed
Past continuous
I was kowtowing
you were kowtowing
he/she/it was kowtowing
we were kowtowing
you were kowtowing
they were kowtowing
Past perfect
I had kowtowed
you had kowtowed
he/she/it had kowtowed
we had kowtowed
you had kowtowed
they had kowtowed
Past perfect continuous
I had been kowtowing
you had been kowtowing
he/she/it had been kowtowing
we had been kowtowing
you had been kowtowing
they had been kowtowing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will kowtow
you will kowtow
he/she/it will kowtow
we will kowtow
you will kowtow
they will kowtow
Future continuous
I will be kowtowing
you will be kowtowing
he/she/it will be kowtowing
we will be kowtowing
you will be kowtowing
they will be kowtowing
Future perfect
I will have kowtowed
you will have kowtowed
he/she/it will have kowtowed
we will have kowtowed
you will have kowtowed
they will have kowtowed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been kowtowing
you will have been kowtowing
he/she/it will have been kowtowing
we will have been kowtowing
you will have been kowtowing
they will have been kowtowing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would kowtow
you would kowtow
he/she/it would kowtow
we would kowtow
you would kowtow
they would kowtow
Conditional continuous
I would be kowtowing
you would be kowtowing
he/she/it would be kowtowing
we would be kowtowing
you would be kowtowing
they would be kowtowing
Conditional perfect
I would have kowtow
you would have kowtow
he/she/it would have kowtow
we would have kowtow
you would have kowtow
they would have kowtow
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been kowtowing
you would have been kowtowing
he/she/it would have been kowtowing
we would have been kowtowing
you would have been kowtowing
they would have been kowtowing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you kowtow
we let´s kowtow
you kowtow
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
kowtowing
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.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOWTOW»
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kowtow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
kowtow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hong Kong Images: People and Animals
Three elders dressed in their long silk ceremonial gowns perform the kowtow
before the altar in their clan ancestral hall. In the course of a ritual of ancestor
worship lasting over an hour they will be up and down on their knees many times,
...
2
Confucian Rituals and Chinese Villagers: Ritual Change and ...
Kowtow. Kowtow. Kowtow the third time. [Yazan] rise. [Tongzan] Kneel. Kowtow.
Kowtow. Kowtow the sixth time. [Yazan] rise. [Tongzan] Kneel. Kowtow. Kowtow.
Kowtow the ninth time. [Yazan] rise. [Tongzan] Move to the front ofthe seat of the ...
3
Words You Should Know In High School: 1000 Essential Words ...
kowtow (kow-TOW) verb To kneel with forehead touching the ground to worship
or show respect. To be extremely submissive to please someone in authority.
Prior to the French Revolution, all citizens would kowtow to anyone who was
royal, ...
Burton Jay Nadler, Jordan Nadler, 2004
4
Religion und Integration im Moskauer Russland: Konzepte und ...
Up to this point there was still no agreement about the exact procedure for his
making satisfaction; nevertheless, concrete ideas had developed in Berlin in the
meantime: Prince Chun was supposed to perform a kowtow before William II.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kowtow is the act of deep respect shown by kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
“Kowtow to heaven and earth!” the conductor commanded in a chanting voice.
Jia-zhen and I fell to our knees on a cushioned pad and lowered our heads to the
ground, kowtowing to heaven and earth. We then gracefully stood back up.
Ailiang Xie, Ailiang Xie, MD, PhD with Ben Dempsey, BA, Ben Dempsey, 2010
7
Mulberry and Peach: Two Women of China
'You little punk, I want you to kneelbeforeme andbow three times and kowtow
nine times. Nine loud thumps of your head.' Refugee Student kneels down on the
bunk. 'No, no,' says the old man, crossing his legs on the bunk like a bodhisattva
...
8
Forging Romantic China: Sino-British Cultural Exchange 1760–1840
to war with China over diplomatic and commercial issues and the kowtow
became “a kind of fetishistic object around which the great divide between China
and the West, between archaic and modern civilizations, came to be represented.
9
A Brief History of Chinese Fiction
The minister was not listening carefully and caught only the word “kowtow.” He
promptly replied: “Kowtow a lot and say little: that is the way to be promoted.”
Chia made haste to explain: “If the emperor asks after my father, of course I shall
...
10
Coleridge, Romanticism and the Orient: Cultural Negotiations
the May Fourth and New Culture movements, the kowtow has become the key
symbol of Asian despotism and remains a familiar jibe in contemporary popular
speech. Yet the issue of the kowtow was never that simple, indeed the emperor ...
David Vallins, Kaz Oishi, Seamus Perry, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOWTOW»
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kowtow is used in the context of the following news items.
Is Speaking the Truth about Pakyi No 1& 2 Poisonously Dangerous …
Why should we prostrate, or kowtow, to, those who acquire immense wealth through embezzlement or misappropriation of public funds, or by ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan: Break BCCI's monopoly over Indian cricket
Suffice it to say that even the powerful British and Australian cricket boards now kowtow to it. The huge sums BCCI handles has led to the usual ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Senate passes rewrite of No Child Left Behind
... secretary can look at, Mr. McCluskey said a determined secretary might be able to keep kiboshing plans until states kowtow to his priorities. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
Final nail in the coffin?
Ultimately, the best and most effective censor of all will be us: the artists; as we try to be obliging, to kowtow, to not offend, or bite the mouth that ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
Lower House passes security bills amid protests
... Korea, Japan & Vietnam) are now eager to kowtow to the Great Colonial Master whilst refusing to acknowledge the 800lb gorilla in the room: ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
Editorial: Nukes deal a triumph for Iran and US - New Zealand Herald
If the agreement is not ideal, Iran was never about to kowtow to the West. It has pledged to reduce its enrichment capacity by two-thirds, but ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Celtic slapstick epitomises strain
... Stefan Johansen wanted to take a penalty kick for Celtic on Wednesday, then showed a petted lip when he had to kowtow to Leigh Griffiths. «The Times, Jul 15»
People seem to want a little bit of everything from Amy Schumer …
It was a little bit of everything, for everyone — which is what plenty of people want from Schumer. Only problem is, kowtow-ing to the masses ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
The Bock's Office: 'Minions' has animated absurdity at all levels …
... better villain to kowtow to than Scarlett, voiced with gusto by Bullock as a trailblazer in the world of female larceny with a WMD — wardrobe of ... «Craig Daily Press, Jul 15»
Great in theory, not in practice
... taxpayers in Ontario and Quebec pay tens of millions a year for Januvia, the B.C. government recently made a hard decision not to kowtow to ... «Yorkton News Review, Jul 15»
