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Synonyms for on one's knees
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ni |
Top 10 synonyms for on one's knees
Définition of on one's knees
Origin :- Old English cneo, cneow "knee," from Proto-Germanic *knewam (cf. Old Norse kne, Old Saxon kneo, Old Frisian kni, Middle Dutch cnie, Dutch knie, Old High German kniu, German Knie, Gothic kniu), from PIE root *g(e)neu- (cf. Sanskrit janu, Avestan znum, Hittite genu "knee;" Greek gony "knee," gonia "corner, angle;" Latin genu "knee"). Knee-slapper "funny joke" is from 1955.
- As in apologetic : adj expressing remorse, regret
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