klanjati

1. (klanjati se + dat.) to bow
   Glumci su se dugo klanjali publici posle predstave. — After the show, the actors bowed to the audience for a long time.
   U Japanu se ljudi klanjaju kad se pozdravljaju. — In Japan, people bow when they greet each other.
2. (klanjati se + dat.) to kowtow; to grovel
   Ne moram nikome da se klanjam. — I don't have to kowtow to anyone.
   Stalno se klanja šefu i hvali svaku njegovu ideju. — He's always grovelling to the boss and praising his every idea.
3. (in Islam) to pray; to perform salat
   Njegov deda klanja pet puta dnevno. — His grandfather prays five times a day.

In the sense 'to bow' it is usually used with se and the dative: klanjati se nekome; the perfective is pokloniti se.