TAKE A BOW

I. (verb)

Meaning:

Acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "take a bow" is one way to...):

bow (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to somebody

Meaning:

Acknowledge praise or accept credit

Example:

They finally took a bow for what they did

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "take a bow" is one way to...):

accept (consider or hold as true)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s