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curtsey
curt·sy or curt·sey C0819900 (kûrt′sē)n. pl. curt·sies or curt·seys A gesture of respect or reverence made chiefly by women by bending the knees with one foot forward and lowering the body.intr.v. curt·sied, curt·sy·ing, curt·sies or curt·seyed or curt·sey·ing or curt·seys To make a curtsy.
[Variant of courtesy.]curt•sy (ˈkɜrt si)
n., pl. -sies, n. 1. a respectful bow made by women, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body. v.i. 2. to make a curtsy. [1520–30; variant of courtesy] curtsey
Past participle: curtseyed
Gerund: curtseying
| Present |
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| I curtsey | | you curtsey | | he/she/it curtseys | | we curtsey | | you curtsey | | they curtsey |
| Preterite |
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| I curtseyed | | you curtseyed | | he/she/it curtseyed | | we curtseyed | | you curtseyed | | they curtseyed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am curtseying | | you are curtseying | | he/she/it is curtseying | | we are curtseying | | you are curtseying | | they are curtseying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have curtseyed | | you have curtseyed | | he/she/it has curtseyed | | we have curtseyed | | you have curtseyed | | they have curtseyed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was curtseying | | you were curtseying | | he/she/it was curtseying | | we were curtseying | | you were curtseying | | they were curtseying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had curtseyed | | you had curtseyed | | he/she/it had curtseyed | | we had curtseyed | | you had curtseyed | | they had curtseyed |
| Future |
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| I will curtsey | | you will curtsey | | he/she/it will curtsey | | we will curtsey | | you will curtsey | | they will curtsey |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have curtseyed | | you will have curtseyed | | he/she/it will have curtseyed | | we will have curtseyed | | you will have curtseyed | | they will have curtseyed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be curtseying | | you will be curtseying | | he/she/it will be curtseying | | we will be curtseying | | you will be curtseying | | they will be curtseying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been curtseying | | you have been curtseying | | he/she/it has been curtseying | | we have been curtseying | | you have been curtseying | | they have been curtseying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been curtseying | | you will have been curtseying | | he/she/it will have been curtseying | | we will have been curtseying | | you will have been curtseying | | they will have been curtseying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been curtseying | | you had been curtseying | | he/she/it had been curtseying | | we had been curtseying | | you had been curtseying | | they had been curtseying |
| Conditional |
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| I would curtsey | | you would curtsey | | he/she/it would curtsey | | we would curtsey | | you would curtsey | | they would curtsey |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have curtseyed | | you would have curtseyed | | he/she/it would have curtseyed | | we would have curtseyed | | you would have curtseyed | | they would have curtseyed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  curtsey - bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by womencurtsyreverence - an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)motion, gesture - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals | | Verb | 1. | curtsey - bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greetingcurtsybow - bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King" |
Translationscurtsy, curtsey (ˈkəːtsi) – plural ˈcurtsies – noun a bow made by women by bending the knees. (西方女子的)屈膝禮 （西方女子的）屈膝礼 verb to make a curtsy. She curtsied to the queen. 行屈膝禮 行屈膝礼curtsey
Synonyms for curtseynoun bending the kneesSynonymsRelated Wordsverb bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greetingSynonymsRelated Words |