kneel

Definition of kneel in English English dictionary: To stoop down and rest on the knee or knees; {v} to bend the knee, to rest on the knee; supporting yourself on your knees; The forms kneeled and knelt can both be used for the past tense and past participle. When you kneel, you bend your legs so that your knees are touching the ground. She knelt by the bed and prayed Other people were kneeling, but she just sat. a kneeling position. Kneel down means the same as kneel. She kneeled down beside him. To go down or rest on one or both knees; supporting yourself on your knees rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service; To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; sometimes with down; {f} rest on the knee or knees; {i} act of kneeling; position in which one is supported by the knees; rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"
kneel before: to kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate
kneel down: To kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer
Kneeling: seiza
kneeled: Simple past and past participle of to kneel
kneeling: present participle of kneel
kneeling: supporting yourself on your knees
kneeling: In the Sarum Rite, kneeling is only practised on penitential occasions, as a sign of sorrow, and during some special services, such as the consecration of a church It consists of (1) standing on both knees, and, before getting up, (2) tracing a small cross on the ground with the thumb, (3) bending to kiss the ground at the cross, and (4)
kneeling: A body position where both knees are on the floor, or a pad if one is provided, and one's posterior is not resting on anything All are required to kneel at Mass from the Sanctus to the Great Amen
kneeling: {i} act of bending down on the knee or knees
kneeling: a jenou
knelt: of Kneel
knelt: Knelt is a past tense and past participle of kneel. A past tense and a past participle of kneel. the past tense and past participle of kneel
to kneel: marrowbone

kneel

Turkish pronunciation

nil

Synonyms

bow, bow down, curtsey, do obeisance, genuflect, kowtow, prostrate oneself, stoop

Pronunciation

/ˈnēl/ /ˈniːl/

Etymology

[ 'nE(&)l ] (intransitive verb.) before 12th century. From Old English cneowlian, from cneow (“knee”); compare Goth. knussjan, Gk. gnyx "with bent knee." Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc.