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kneel

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kneel  (nl)
intr.v. knelt (nlt) or kneeled, kneel·ing, kneels
To go down or rest on one or both knees.

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

kneel
Verb
[kneeling, knelt] or kneeled
to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's knees
Noun
the act or position of kneeling [Old English cnēowlian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kneelkneel - supporting yourself on your knees
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"
Verb1.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

kneel
verb genuflect, bow, stoop, curtsy or curtsey, bow down, kowtow, get down on your knees, make obeisance
Translations
Spanish kneel [niːl] [pt, pp knelt] [nɛlt] vi (also: kneel down) → arrodillarse
French kneel [knelt , pt, pp ] [niːl, nɛlt] vi (also: kneel down) → s'agenouiller
German kneel [niːl] [knelt , pt, pp ] viknien;
(also: kneel down) → niederknien

Italian kneel [niːl] vi [pt knelt, pp ] [nɛlt]inginocchiarsi

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"You must kneel down," said Marilla in embarrassment.
They fill my soul with Beauty (which is Hope), And are far up in Heaven -- the stars I kneel to In the sad, silent watches of my night; While even in the meridian glare of day I see them still -- two sweetly scintillant Venuses, unextinguished by the sun!
It is a poor saying of Epicurus, Satis magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus; as if man, made for the contemplation of heaven, and all noble objects, should do nothing but kneel before a little idol, and make himself a subject, though not of the mouth (as beasts are), yet of the eye; which was given him for higher purposes.
 
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