- kneel, knelt
- جَثَا \ kneel, knelt: to go down on the knees; rest on the knees: She knelt in prayer.
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kneel, knelt
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KNELT — past and past part. of KNEEL. * * * past of kneel * * * /nelt/, v. a pt. and pp. of kneel. * * * knelt pat and pap of ↑kneel * * * knelt UK US the past tense and past participle of kneel Thesaurus: irregular past tenses … Useful english dictionary
kneel — [ nil ] (past tense and past participle knelt [ nelt ] or kneeled) verb intransitive * kneel or kneel down to put one or both knees on the ground: She knelt in front of the fire to warm herself. I knelt down on the floor beside her. a. to have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kneel — [ni:l] v also kneel down past tense and past participle knelt [nelt] also kneeled AmE [I] [: Old English; Origin: cneowlian] to be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees ▪ Tom knelt down and patted the dog. kneel on ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
kneel´er — kneel «neel», verb, knelt or kneeled, kneel|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to go down on one s knee or knees: »She knelt down to pull a weed from the flower bed. I kneeled down, and gave God thanks aloud for my recovery from my sickness (Daniel Defoe) … Useful english dictionary
Knelt — Kneel Kneel (n[=e]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knelt} (n[e^]lt) or {Kneeled} (n[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Kneeling}.] [OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. kn[ae]le. See {Knee}.] To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; sometimes with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kneel — The past and past participle form knelt is now more common than kneeled in all varieties of English: • Some of the recruits knelt to pray before retiring, presumably for strength Anthony Burgess, 1987 … Modern English usage
Kneel — (n[=e]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knelt} (n[e^]lt) or {Kneeled} (n[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Kneeling}.] [OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. kn[ae]le. See {Knee}.] To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; sometimes with down. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knelt — Knelt, imp. & p. p. of {Kneel}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knelt — [nelt] the past tense and past participle of ↑kneel … Dictionary of contemporary English
knelt — [nelt] vi. alt. pt. and pp. of KNEEL … English World dictionary
kneel — (v.) O.E. cneowlian, from cneow (see KNEE (Cf. knee)); Cf. M.L.G. knelen, M.Du. cnielen, Du. knielen Goth. knussjan. Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc. Related: Kneeling … Etymology dictionary
