kneel down

verb

To kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.

Meanings

verbkneel down (third-person singular simple present kneels down, present participle kneeling down, simple past and past participle knelt down or kneeled down)

present singular third person kneels down · participle present kneeling down · participle past knelt down · past knelt down · participle past kneeled down · past kneeled down

  1. To kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.

Translations

Czech kleknout si
  • kleknout sito kneel
French s'agenouiller
  • s'agenouillerto kneel
German niederknien, hinknien
  • niederkniento kneel
  • hinkniento kneel
Latin genuflecto
  • genuflectoto kneel
Polish uklękać, uklęknąć
  • uklękaćto kneel
  • uklęknąćto kneel
Spanish arrodillarse, hincarse
  • arrodillarseto kneel
  • hincarseto kneel
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Chicago

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