kowtow
verb (used without object)
to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
will kowtow
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future tenseof kowtow.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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No matter how servile he may be at home, everyone will kowtow to him abroad.
From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Stuart Oliver Henry
