Information about the word kowtow (English → Esperanto: humiligi sin)

Synonym: abase oneself

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/kaʊ̯ˈtaʊ̯/
Hyphenationkow·tow
Shavian alphabet𐑒𐑬𐑑𐑬

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) kowtow(I) kowtowed
(thou) kowtowest(thou) kowtowedst
(he) kowtows, kowtoweth(he) kowtowed
(we) kowtow(we) kowtowed
(you) kowtow(you) kowtowed
(they) kowtow(they) kowtowed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) kowtow (I) kowtowed
(thou) kowtow(thou) kowtowed
(he) kowtow(he) kowtowed
(we) kowtow(we) kowtowed
(you) kowtow(you) kowtowed
(they) kowtow(they) kowtowed
Imperative mood
kowtow
Participles
Present participlePast participle
kowtowingkowtowed

Usage samples

And while it does not seem probable that anytime soon, NATO will admit the Ukraine into its ranks, neither does NATO wish to kowtow to Russia and give the guarantee Russia demands—that NATO will not accept the Ukraine into the alliance.
But if American basketball fans believe the NBA is kowtowing to Chinese authorities in this dispute, that could damage the league’s reputation with fans and some American sponsors.
But such men don’t kowtow to Russian dictators.

Translations

Dutchzich vernederen
Esperantohumiligi sin
Turkishalçalmak