"kneel before" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: kneels before [present, singular, third-person], kneeling before [participle, present], knelt before [participle, past], knelt before [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|kneel<,,knelt> before}} kneel before (third-person singular simple present kneels before, present participle kneeling before, simple past and past participle knelt before)
  1. (transitive) to kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate Tags: transitive Translations (to kneel in front of someone or something): aggeniculor (Latin)
    Sense id: en-kneel_before-en-verb--MDi5JJt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (before)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kneel before meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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