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kneel

verb
🔊/niːl/
🔊/niːl/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they kneel
🔊/niːl/
🔊/niːl/
he / she / it kneels
🔊/niːlz/
🔊/niːlz/
past simple knelt
🔊/nelt/
🔊/nelt/
(also especially North American English) past simple kneeled
🔊/niːld/
🔊/niːld/
(also especially North American English) past participle kneeled
🔊/niːld/
🔊/niːld/
-ing form kneeling
🔊/ˈniːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈniːlɪŋ/
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  1. to be in or move into a position where your body is supported on your knee or knees跪；跪着；跪下
    • a kneeling figure跪着的人影
    • People sometimes kneel to pray.人们有时跪下祈祷。
    • kneel (down) We knelt (down) on the ground to examine the tracks.我们跪在地上察看踪迹。
    Extra Examples
    • The people knelt down and prayed.人们跪下来祈祷。
    • We knelt on the floor.我们跪在地板上。
    • He knelt and prayed for guidance.他跪下来祷告，祈求得到指引。
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    Word OriginOld English cnēowlian, from cnēow, of Germanic origin (see knee).