kneel

kneel
ni:l
past tense, past participle - knelt; verb
((often with down) to be in, or move into, a position in which both the foot and the knee of one or both legs are on the ground: She knelt (down) to fasten the child's shoes; She was kneeling on the floor cutting out a dress pattern.) arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas
kneel vb arrodillarse / ponerse de rodillas
she knelt before the altar se arrodilló ante el altar
El pasado y participio pasado de kneel es knelt
kneel
tr[niːl]
intransitive verb (pt & pp knelt tr[nelt] )
1 arrodillarse
kneel ['ni:l] vi, knelt ['nɛlt] or kneeled ['ni:ld] ; kneeling : arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas
kneel
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: kneeled) = arrodillarse v.
• hincar v.
niːl
intransitive verb (past & past p kneeled or knelt) (get down on one's knees) arrodillarse; (be on one's knees) estar* arrodillado or de rodillas

to kneel down — arrodillarse, ponerse* de rodillas

[niːl]
(pt, pp knelt or kneeled) VI (also: kneel down) (=act) arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas; (=state) estar de rodillas

to kneel to — (fig) hincar la rodilla ante

* * *
[niːl]
intransitive verb (past & past p kneeled or knelt) (get down on one's knees) arrodillarse; (be on one's knees) estar* arrodillado or de rodillas

to kneel down — arrodillarse, ponerse* de rodillas


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  • kneel — [ni:l] v also kneel down past tense and past participle knelt [nelt] also kneeled AmE [I] [: Old English; Origin: cneowlian] to be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees ▪ Tom knelt down and patted the dog. kneel on ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • kneel — [ nil ] (past tense and past participle knelt [ nelt ] or kneeled) verb intransitive * kneel or kneel down to put one or both knees on the ground: She knelt in front of the fire to warm herself. I knelt down on the floor beside her. a. to have… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • kneel´er — kneel «neel», verb, knelt or kneeled, kneel|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to go down on one s knee or knees: »She knelt down to pull a weed from the flower bed. I kneeled down, and gave God thanks aloud for my recovery from my sickness (Daniel Defoe) …   Useful english dictionary

  • kneel to — index obey Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • kneel — (v.) O.E. cneowlian, from cneow (see KNEE (Cf. knee)); Cf. M.L.G. knelen, M.Du. cnielen, Du. knielen Goth. knussjan. Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc. Related: Kneeling …   Etymology dictionary

  • kneel — The past and past participle form knelt is now more common than kneeled in all varieties of English: • Some of the recruits knelt to pray before retiring, presumably for strength Anthony Burgess, 1987 …   Modern English usage

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