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Meanings of kneel down in English

To go down on one or both knees.

Synonyms
Examples for "knee"
Examples for "knee"
1
Last year, Brooks' season ended in Week 11 with a knee injury.
Reuters
2
American Lindsay Davenport withdrew from Wimbledon today with an injured right knee.
The Irish Times
3
Flanker Squire hasn't played this year because of hip and knee problems.
News.com.au
4
My right knee rises to strike his groin; my toes point downward.
Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
5
Kay said he deplored refusing senior citizens a new hip or knee.
The Guardian
1
Congressional Democrats introduce police reform legislation, and kneel in the Capitol building.
Reuters
2
You two kneel down in the corner; faces to the wall -now
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
3
Hours would I kneel in the dark, repeating in a whispered scream:
Paul Kelver
4
Let us kneel down and try if we cannot remember a prayer.
The picture of Dorian Gray
5
Let us kneel down and try if we can remember a prayer.
The picture of Dorian Gray (First printing version)
Usage of kneel down in English
1
You two kneel down in the corner; faces to the wall -now
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
2
Let us kneel down and try if we cannot remember a prayer.
The picture of Dorian Gray
3
Let us kneel down and try if we can remember a prayer.
The picture of Dorian Gray (First printing version)
4
Etienne, we must have offended God; let us kneel down and pray.
The Hated Son
5
But first I had to kneel down and give thanks for it.
Daisy
6
I kneel down in the grave, leaning awkwardly over the open coffin.
Masked
7
Sister, will you kneel down beside me and keep me steady, please?
Swan Song
8
She obeyed him so far as to kneel down by his side.
The Forest Lovers
9
You can kneel down or creep on all fours, whatever you like.
The Trial
10
They there kneel down, every one making his prayers privately by himself.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
11
Do not kneel to me, children, kneel down before God-youneed it.
Dame Care
12
I don't believe Elijah had to kneel down and pray for them.
Stepping Heavenward
13
Had he never been taught to kneel down and say his prayers?
Life of John Coleridge Patteson : Missionary Bishop of the Melan...
14
Will you kneel down with me and say a prayer for mother?'
Celibates
15
I kneel down beside her and lay my cheek against her mouth.
The blood spilt
16
Crawl up on three legs; and when you are in position, kneel down.
Prose Idylls, New and Old
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Kneel down through the time
Kneel down across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common