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Definition of kneel in English: kneelverbknelt, kneeled niːlnil [no object]Be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission. （人）跪下 they knelt down and prayed 他们跪下祷告。 Example sentencesExamples - However, she did kneel down and help pick up the papers and put them back in his briefcase.
- He was kneeling on a sofa staring out of the open window.
- Once he reached her, he kneeled down on one knee so that he was looking up at her.
- Carl wheeled the bike closer to the house and knelt down and began to check it over for signs of obvious damage.
- Then he noticed her, she was kneeling with her back to him but her long black curls were unmistakable.
- He immediately kneeled down in front of the water and splashed his face repeatedly.
- She got up and crept through the dark so she could kneel beside her mom's bed.
- I remember we were always taught to kneel beside our bed and say our prayers before we went to bed.
- He was kneeling on the floor, blindfolded and gagged and wearing handcuffs.
- They tied me up like a beast and then they were kneeling on me, kicking and punching.
- He knelt beside the young woman's shivering body and wrapped her in his coat until an ambulance arrived.
- The woman follows him down and kneels beside his sprawled body.
- The man hit him again and forced Pierre down on to his knees as if he was kneeling before a king.
- I was kneeling on the floor beneath his feet and nearly got trampled to death in the scrum.
- She looked even more uncertain when we all knelt down around the mattress.
- The couple knelt in a crouched position with their hands joined over a bowl of holy water.
- She was kneeling and praying in front of the graves.
- She was kneeling over the dead body of the man she loved.
- My house keys fell out of my purse and I knelt to pick them up.
- He put a hand over his mouth and slowly knelt down beside his friend's lifeless body.
Synonyms fall to one's knees, get down on one's knees, genuflect, bow, bow down, make obeisance, kowtow, curtsy, show reverence, show deference crouch, squat, hunch down, hunker down North American informal scooch
OriginOld English cnēowlian, from cnēow (see knee). Rhymesallele, anele, anneal, appeal, Bastille, Beale, Castile, chenille, cochineal, cockatiel, conceal, congeal, creel, deal, eel, Emile, feel, freewheel, genteel, Guayaquil, heal, heel, he'll, keel, Kiel, leal, Lille, Lucille, manchineel, meal, misdeal, Neil, O'Neill, ordeal, peal, peel, reel, schlemiel, seal, seel, she'll, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, teal, underseal, veal, weal, we'll, wheel, zeal Definition of kneel in US English: kneelverbnilnēl [no object]Be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission. （人）跪下 they knelt down and prayed 他们跪下祷告。 Example sentencesExamples - The couple knelt in a crouched position with their hands joined over a bowl of holy water.
- She got up and crept through the dark so she could kneel beside her mom's bed.
- She looked even more uncertain when we all knelt down around the mattress.
- She was kneeling and praying in front of the graves.
- Carl wheeled the bike closer to the house and knelt down and began to check it over for signs of obvious damage.
- Once he reached her, he kneeled down on one knee so that he was looking up at her.
- They tied me up like a beast and then they were kneeling on me, kicking and punching.
- He put a hand over his mouth and slowly knelt down beside his friend's lifeless body.
- However, she did kneel down and help pick up the papers and put them back in his briefcase.
- The woman follows him down and kneels beside his sprawled body.
- He was kneeling on the floor, blindfolded and gagged and wearing handcuffs.
- She was kneeling over the dead body of the man she loved.
- He knelt beside the young woman's shivering body and wrapped her in his coat until an ambulance arrived.
- I remember we were always taught to kneel beside our bed and say our prayers before we went to bed.
- Then he noticed her, she was kneeling with her back to him but her long black curls were unmistakable.
- I was kneeling on the floor beneath his feet and nearly got trampled to death in the scrum.
- The man hit him again and forced Pierre down on to his knees as if he was kneeling before a king.
- My house keys fell out of my purse and I knelt to pick them up.
- He was kneeling on a sofa staring out of the open window.
- He immediately kneeled down in front of the water and splashed his face repeatedly.
Synonyms fall to one's knees, get down on one's knees, genuflect, bow, bow down, make obeisance, kowtow, curtsy, show reverence, show deference
OriginOld English cnēowlian, from cnēow (see knee). |