Synonyms for kneel


Grammar : Verb
Spell : neel
Phonetic Transcription : nil


Définition of kneel

Origin :
  • Old English cneowlian, from cneow (see knee (n.)); cf. Middle Low German knelen, Middle Dutch cnielen, Dutch knielen Gothic knussjan. Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc. Related: Kneeling.
  • verb get down on one's knees
Example sentences :
  • I kneel not, repenting of what I have vowed in such a case as that I have supposed.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Then, as he was about to kneel down, he saw her before him at his feet.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Peter, I'll just kneel and kiss your hands if you can fix this for me.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • "Then kneel on the ground and pull them up with your hands," said the farmer.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Let me not kneel in vain, Madam: let me not be thus despised.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I'm going to kneel down here and pray for you, and you promised to do the same.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • I'll kneel down at your feet and pray to you as if you were God not to take him away from me.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • What have you done, what have you done, that you should kneel to us!
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • They dragged up the rich man and he had to kneel and beg for pardon.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Dolly was obliged to kneel down, and recommence at the beginning.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

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