curtsy

«curtsy» in Mova's school dictionary: A bow made by bending the knees, one foot behind the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (curtsies); verb (curtsies, curtsied, curtsying), also spelt curtsey

meaning for a pupil

1) A bow made by bending the knees, one foot behind the other, as a sign of respect, done by a girl or woman. tree →

2) To curtsy is to make such a bow. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a girl or woman makes a curtsy to a queen or to a lady of high rank

examples

• The little girl made a curtsy to the queen. tree →
• She curtsied and smiled. tree →
• Always curtsy when you meet the Queen. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «curtsy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.