bowed
/baʊd/adjective
उच्चारण बाउड
झुका हुआ
Core word
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(of a person's head or body) bent forward and down
झुका हुआ
- The students stood with bowed heads during the two minutes' silence.
- His back was bowed with age.
- The old farmer walked home with a bowed back.
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- The monks stood with bowed heads in the temple.
- She sat with bowed shoulders, tired after the long day.
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bowed head / bowed shoulders
Bowed describes a head or body bent forward, often showing respect, shame or sorrow.
'Bowed' आगे झुके हुए सिर या शरीर को बताता है, जो प्रायः सम्मान, शर्म या शोक दिखाता है।
- The pupils stood with bowed heads.
- He walked away with bowed shoulders.
bowed legs / bowed back
Bowed also means curved outwards, as in bowed legs.
'Bowed' का अर्थ बाहर की ओर मुड़ा हुआ भी है, जैसे bowed legs।
- The old man had bowed legs from years of farm work.
be bowed down by / with sth
The phrase means weighed down by trouble, age or a heavy burden.
यह phrase बुढ़ापे, परेशानी या भारी बोझ से दबे होने का अर्थ देता है।
- She was bowed down with grief.
- The branch was bowed down by ripe mangoes.
bow (verb) / bowed (past)
Bowed is the past tense and participle of the verb 'bow': to bend the upper body or head.
'Bowed', क्रिया 'bow' का past tense और participle है: सिर या ऊपरी शरीर को झुकाना।
- The singer bowed to the audience.
bowed vs bended
Bowed is the common adjective; bended appears only in fixed phrases such as 'on bended knee'.
Bowed सामान्य adjective है; bended केवल 'on bended knee' जैसे fixed phrases में आता है।
- He asked for forgiveness on bended knee.
bowed to sth (yielded)
Figuratively, 'bowed to pressure' means gave in; the verb is bow, and the adjective is not used here.
लाक्षणिक रूप से 'bowed to pressure' का अर्थ दबाव के आगे झुक जाना है; यहाँ क्रिया bow आती है।
- The minister bowed to public pressure and resigned.
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bowed + noun
headshoulderslegsbackbranchfigure
- A bowed figure waited at the temple door.
with bowed + noun
with bowed headwith bowed shoulderswith bowed back
- He stood with bowed head as the anthem played.
bowed + preposition
bowed with griefbowed by agebowed under weightbowed before
- The porter was bowed under the heavy luggage.
verb + bowed
standwalksitremainlook
- The defeated team walked off with bowed heads.
bowed + before / to
before the eldersbefore the flagto the audienceto fate
- The villagers bowed before the elders as a mark of respect.
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- Radhika stood with a bowed head to honour the martyrs.
राधिका ने शहीदों को सम्मान देने के लिए सिर झुकाकर खड़ी रही।
- The bowed bamboo shook in the strong wind.
झुके हुए बाँस तेज़ हवा में हिलने लगे।
- Years of labour had left him bowed and tired.
वर्षों की मेहनत ने उसे झुका हुआ और थका हुआ बना दिया था।
- The audience clapped as the bowed singer left the stage.
झुककर अभिवादन करने वाला गायक जब मंच से गया तो दर्शकों ने तालियाँ बजाईं।
- Her bowed shoulders showed how worried she was.
उसके झुके कंधे दिखा रहे थे कि वह कितनी चिंतित थी।
- The bowed branches of the mango tree touched the ground.
आम के पेड़ की झुकी हुई डालियाँ ज़मीन को छू रही थीं।
- The old bridge had a bowed middle after years of floods.
वर्षों की बाढ़ के बाद पुराने पुल का बीच का हिस्सा झुक गया था।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Bowed and bent both describe curved shapes, but bowed is more often used for people showing respect or sorrow.
Bowed और bent दोनों मुड़े हुए आकार बताते हैं, पर bowed प्रायः सम्मान या दुख दिखाने वाले लोगों के लिए आता है।
Bent forward or curved outwards, often with feeling.
आगे झुका हुआ या बाहर की ओर मुड़ा हुआ, प्रायः भावना के साथ।
- A bowed head.
Not straight; the general word for a curved or folded shape.
सीधा नहीं; मुड़े या तह किए हुए आकार का सामान्य शब्द।
- A bent spoon.
Bent forward at the back, especially from age.
विशेषकर बुढ़ापे के कारण पीठ से आगे झुका हुआ।
- A stooped old man.
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§Grammar and usage
Bowed meaning 'bent forward' rhymes with loud, but bowed meaning 'curved outwards' (as in bow-legged) rhymes with road.
'आगे झुका हुआ' अर्थ वाला bowed, loud की तरह बोला जाता है, पर 'बाहर की ओर मुड़ा' (जैसे bow-legged) अर्थ वाला bowed, road की तरह बोला जाता है।