Pumatungo (en. To lower one's head)

/pu-ma-tun-go/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

An action of bowing or lowering one's head.

Out of embarrassment, he bowed his head while talking to his teacher.

Dahil sa hiya, siya ay pumatungo habang kausap ang kanyang guro.

The action of going towards a place.

He headed to school in the morning.

Siya ay pumatungo sa paralan sa umaga.

Having a specific direction to go.

I saw him heading to the right side of the road.

Nakita ko siyang pumatungo sa kanang bahagi ng kalsada.

The word 'pumatungo' derives from the root 'tungo' which means 'to look down'.

head down the road

to go or head towards a specific path or direction

pumatungo sa daan

lower one's head

the act of bowing one's head as a sign of respect or embarrassment

pumatungo ng ulo

tungo

The root word of 'pumatungo', meaning 'to look down' or 'to go in a direction'.

tungo

buwal

The act of bending or falling of the body often associated with the action of bowing.

buwal

surrender

I saw that he finally pumatungo in the end, he decided to surrender.

Nakita kong pumatungo siya sa huli, nagpasya na siyang sumuko.

to get serious

Now that I have pumatungo to my family, I need to get serious.

Ngayon na pumatungo na ako sa pamilya ko, kailangan ko nang magpakatino.

to keep quiet

It's better that you just pumatungo and not get involved.

Mas mabuti pang pumatungo ka na lang at huwag nang makialam.