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kneel
kneel K0088100 (nēl)intr.v. knelt (nĕlt) or kneeled, kneel·ing, kneels To go down or rest on one or both knees. [Middle English knelen, from Old English cnēowlian; see genu- in Indo-European roots.]kneel (niːl) vb, kneels, kneeling, knelt or kneeled (intr) to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's kneesnthe act or position of kneeling[Old English cnēowlian; see knee] ˈkneeler nkneel (nil) v.i. knelt kneeled, kneel•ing. to go down or rest on the knees or a knee. [before 1000; Middle English knelen, Old English cnēowlian (c. Middle Low German knēlen, Dutch knielen). See knee, -le] kneel Past participle: kneeled/knelt Gerund: kneeling
Present |
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I kneel | you kneel | he/she/it kneels | we kneel | you kneel | they kneel |
Preterite |
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I kneeled/knelt | you kneeled/knelt | he/she/it kneeled/knelt | we kneeled/knelt | you kneeled/knelt | they kneeled/knelt |
Present Continuous |
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I am kneeling | you are kneeling | he/she/it is kneeling | we are kneeling | you are kneeling | they are kneeling |
Present Perfect |
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I have kneeled/knelt | you have kneeled/knelt | he/she/it has kneeled/knelt | we have kneeled/knelt | you have kneeled/knelt | they have kneeled/knelt |
Past Continuous |
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I was kneeling | you were kneeling | he/she/it was kneeling | we were kneeling | you were kneeling | they were kneeling |
Past Perfect |
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I had kneeled/knelt | you had kneeled/knelt | he/she/it had kneeled/knelt | we had kneeled/knelt | you had kneeled/knelt | they had kneeled/knelt |
Future |
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I will kneel | you will kneel | he/she/it will kneel | we will kneel | you will kneel | they will kneel |
Future Perfect |
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I will have kneeled/knelt | you will have kneeled/knelt | he/she/it will have kneeled/knelt | we will have kneeled/knelt | you will have kneeled/knelt | they will have kneeled/knelt |
Future Continuous |
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I will be kneeling | you will be kneeling | he/she/it will be kneeling | we will be kneeling | you will be kneeling | they will be kneeling |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been kneeling | you have been kneeling | he/she/it has been kneeling | we have been kneeling | you have been kneeling | they have been kneeling |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been kneeling | you will have been kneeling | he/she/it will have been kneeling | we will have been kneeling | you will have been kneeling | they will have been kneeling |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been kneeling | you had been kneeling | he/she/it had been kneeling | we had been kneeling | you had been kneeling | they had been kneeling |
Conditional |
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I would kneel | you would kneel | he/she/it would kneel | we would kneel | you would kneel | they would kneel |
Past Conditional |
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I would have kneeled/knelt | you would have kneeled/knelt | he/she/it would have kneeled/knelt | we would have kneeled/knelt | you would have kneeled/knelt | they would have kneeled/knelt | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | kneel - supporting yourself on your knees kneelingmovement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" | Verb | 1. | kneel - rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"rest - not move; be in a resting position |
kneelverb genuflect, bow, stoop, curtsy or curtsey, bow down, kowtow, get down on your knees, make obeisance She knelt by the bed and prayed.Translationskneel (niːl) – past tense, past participle knelt (nelt) – verb (often with down) to be in, or move into, a position in which both the foot and the knee of one or both legs are on the ground. She knelt (down) to fasten the child's shoes; She was kneeling on the floor cutting out a dress pattern. 跪 跪下IdiomsSeekneel downKneel
What does it mean when you dream about kneeling?Kneeling in a dream can reflect, on the one hand, a sense of humility and cooperation; or, on the other hand, a sense of surrender. kneel Related to kneel: Kneel before ZodSynonyms for kneelverb genuflectSynonyms- genuflect
- bow
- stoop
- curtsy or curtsey
- bow down
- kowtow
- get down on your knees
- make obeisance
Synonyms for kneelnoun supporting yourself on your kneesSynonymsRelated Words- movement
- motility
- motion
- move
verb rest one's weight on one's kneesRelated Words |