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Meanings of kneel in English

Portuguese
genuflexão
Catalan
agenollament

Supporting yourself on your knees.

genuflexão

To go down on one or both knees.

Synonyms
Examples for "kneeling"
Examples for "kneeling"
1
The kneeling prisoners bend side by side over a long heavy pole.
Waiting for the Barbarians
2
Clara crossed the room, and kneeling on the carpet before her, said:
The Harvest of Years
3
The next moment Cartoner was kneeling in the boat that rode alongside.
The Vultures
4
She was kneeling on a chair by the table in the window.
Chambers's Elementary Science Readers / Book I
5
My gaze never left the thing which moved among the kneeling Bikura.
The Hyperion Cantos
Usage of kneel in English
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)
6
I had to kneel to make sure the power covered every scar.
A kiss of shadows
7
I hope you won't expect me to kneel for you in obeisance.
Song of the Nile
8
I kneel in a corner behind the curtains, and wait and listen.
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 3
9
On Tuesday, Trump called on the NFL to ban players who kneel.
Reuters
10
Never kneel to any creature; that homage is due the Creator alone.
The Missing Bride
11
In 32 knees patients stated that they could kneel without significant discomfort.
Pubmed
12
The children were never tired of seeing the camels kneel and rise.
The Last of the Peterkins / With Others of Their Kin
13
Only grandees are wont to kneel here, in presence of the king.
The Resources of Quinola: A Comedy in a Prologue and Five Acts
14
A few of them under the press of the circumstance did kneel.
The Deacon of Dobbinsville / A Story Based on Actual Happenings
15
We will kneel before the Senate and beg that the legions remain.
The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales
16
Get up, girl; it is of no use to kneel to me.
A Forgotten Hero / Not for Him
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Translations for kneel
Portuguese
genuflexão
Kneel through the time
Kneel across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common