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bøje — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  • buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
  • conjugate verb To give the different forms of a verb according to person, number, tense, mood and voice.
  • flex verb To bend a joint or tighten a muscle, often to show strength.
  • inflect verb To bend something so that it curves inward.

Senses

bøje is used for these senses in English:

  • bow (transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
  • buoy (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
  • conjugate (grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.
  • flex (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
  • inflect (transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

bend — full definition

  1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  2. verb To curve or change direction.
  3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
  4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
  5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

bow — full definition

  1. noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  2. noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
  3. noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
  4. verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
  5. verb To give in or stop resisting.
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