kneel

kneel  (nl)

intr.v. knelt (nlt) or kneeled, kneel·ing, kneels

To go down or rest on one or both knees.

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[Middle English knelen, from Old English cnowlian; see genu-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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kneel [niːl]

vb kneels, kneeling, knelt, kneeled

(intr) to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's knees

n

the act or position of kneeling

[Old English cnēowlian; see knee]

kneeler  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kneel - supporting yourself on your knees     kneeling movement, 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

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kneel

verb genuflect, bow, stoop, curtsy or curtsey, bow down, kowtow, get down on your knees, make obeisance She knelt by the bed and prayed.

Translations

kneel [niːl] (knelt or kneeled (pt, pp)) VI (also kneel down) (= act) → arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas; (= state) → estar de rodillas
to kneel to (fig) → hincar la rodilla ante

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kneel [ˈniːl] [knelt] (pt, pp) vi → s'agenouiller
to be kneeling → être agenouillé

kneel down

vi → s'agenouiller
knee-length [ˈniːlɛŋθ] adj [skirt] → qui s'arrête au genou
knee-length boots → des bottes qui montent jusqu'aux genoux

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kneel pret, ptp <knelt or kneeled>

vi (→ vor +dat) → knien; (also kneel down) → niederknien, (sich) hinknien

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kneel [niːl] (knelt (pt, pp)) vi (also kneel down) → inginocchiarsi

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kneel

v kneel [niːl]

(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. kniel, neerbuig يَرْكَع коленича kleknout si, klečet knæle knien γονατίζω arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas põlvitama زانو زدن polvistua s'agenouiller לִכרוֹעַ בֶּרֶך घुटने टेकना, घुटने के बल बैठना klečati (le)térdel berlutut krjúpa inginocchiarsi ひざまずく 무릎을 꿇다 atsiklaupti, klūpėti mesties ceļos; stāvēt uz ceļiem melutut knielen knele klękać, klęczeć ajoelhar a îngenunchea становиться на колени; стоять на коленях kľaknúť si poklekniti kleknuti knäböja, falla (ligga) på knä คุกเข่า diz çökmek 跪 стояти, ставати навколішки گھٹنوں پر جھکا ہونا quỳ xuống 跪下

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kneel → يَركَع klečet knæle knien γονατίζω arrodillarse polvistua s’agenouiller klečati inginocchiarsi ひざを曲げる 무릎을 꿇다 knielen knele klęknąć ajoelhar-se становиться на колени stå på knä คุกเข่า diz çökmek quỳ 跪