curtsy
verb/ˈkɜːtsi/
/ˈkɜːrtsi/
[intransitive] (also curtsey)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they curtsy | /ˈkɜːtsi/ /ˈkɜːrtsi/ |
| he / she / it curtsies | /ˈkɜːtsiz/ /ˈkɜːrtsiz/ |
| past simple curtsied | /ˈkɜːtsid/ /ˈkɜːrtsid/ |
| past participle curtsied | /ˈkɜːtsid/ /ˈkɜːrtsid/ |
| -ing form curtsying | /ˈkɜːtsiɪŋ/ /ˈkɜːrtsiɪŋ/ |
- curtsy (to somebody) to give a curtsy
- She curtsied to the Queen.
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