kneel, kneeling
(noun) supporting yourself on your knees
kneel
(verb) rest one’s weight on one’s knees; “In church you have to kneel during parts of the service”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kneel (third-person singular simple present kneels, present participle kneeling, simple past and past participle kneeled or knelt)
(intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
(transitive) To cause to kneel.
(reflexive, archaic) To rest on (one's) knees
• kneel down, genuflect
• Kēlen
Source: Wiktionary
Kneel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knelt or Kneeled (p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling.] Etym: [OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. knæle. See Knee.]
Definition: To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. Acts vii. 60. As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the Lord's Prayer. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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