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kneel
[ neel ]
verb (used without object)
- to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
noun
- the action or position of kneeling.
kneel
/ Ծː /
verb
- intr to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's knees
noun
- the act or position of kneeling
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ԱiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ԱiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of kneel1
Example Sentences
It’s kind of like Ramses in the movie “The Ten Commandments” when he says, “Command them to kneel before Pharaoh.”
“Oohs” rippled through the class as students began to kneel down in position to begin the choreography.
It is said that her parents took her to the shrine where she knelt before the place where the apparition was seen.
"My heart was beating, I was less than 100 metres away. I slipped between the security agents; knelt down and asked the Pope for his blessing," the journalist remembers.
For Christians, the Maundy Thursday service marks the Last Supper - and the King's message speaks of the humility of Jesus who "knelt and washed the feet of many of those who would abandon him".
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