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curtsy to someone collocation (alsocurtsey to someone) to bend quickly at the knees, with one foot in front of the other, especially to show respect to the person: The Duchess never expected people to bow and curtsy to her. Until the age of 12, she curtsied to the older members of her family. The maid curtseyed to them and quickly left the room. See
curtsyverb She curtsied to the Queen.她向女王行屈膝礼。 She denied that she once refused to curtsy to the Queen. They paid their tribute of politeness by curtsying to the lady of the house. I started to speak before remembering to curtsey to him. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Physical gestures of respect bow bow down bow your head chest bump curtsy dap dap someone up doff elbow bump fistbump genuflect handshake high five kowtow prostrate prostration salaam salute take a bow vail |