Kneel

[Kneel]

When you kneel, you rest your bent knees on the ground. People kneel to pray, to work in the garden, and to do yoga.

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To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.

Noun
supporting yourself on your knees

Verb
rest one''s weight on one''s knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"


v. i.
To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.


Kneel

Kneel , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knelt or Kneeled (); p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling.] [OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. kn'91le. See Knee.] 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.
As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the Lord's Prayer.

To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.

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Usage Examples

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

As surely as I am the living God, everyone will kneel before me, and everyone will confess that I am God.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

You look at the greatest villains in human history, the fascists, the autocrats, they all wanted people to kneel before them because they don't love themselves enough.

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.

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