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curtsycurtsy, curtsey /ˈkɚtsi/ verb (, curtsied, curtsying) [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYcurtsyOrigin: 1500-1600 courtesy VERB TABLEcurtsy |
Present | I, you, we, they | curtsy | | he, she, it | curtsies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | curtsied | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have curtsied | | he, she, it | has curtsied | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had curtsied | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will curtsy | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have curtsied |
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Present | I | am curtsying | | he, she, it | is curtsying | | you, we, they | are curtsying | Past | I, he, she, it | was curtsying | | you, we, they | were curtsying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been curtsying | | he, she, it | has been curtsying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been curtsying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be curtsying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been curtsying |
if a woman curtsies to someone, she bends her knees while putting one foot behind the other as a sign of respect: Sarah curtsied to the Queen. [Origin: 1500–1600 courtesy]—curtsy noun [countable] → bow |