kneel
(redirected from kneels)Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
Related to kneels: knees
kneel
(nēl)intr.v. knelt (nĕlt) or kneeled, kneel·ing, kneels
To go down or rest on one or both knees.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
kneel
(niːl)vb, kneels, kneeling, knelt or kneeled
(intr) to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's knees
n
the act or position of kneeling
[Old English cnēowlian; see knee]
ˈkneeler n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
kneel
(nil)v.i. knelt kneeled, kneel•ing.
to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
[before 1000; Middle English knelen, Old English cnēowlian (c. Middle Low German knēlen, Dutch knielen). See knee, -le]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
kneel
Past participle: kneeled/knelt
Gerund: kneeling
| Imperative |
|---|
| kneel |
| kneel |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  kneel - supporting yourself on your knees |
| Verb | 1. | kneel - rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service" rest - not move; be in a resting position |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
kneel
verb genuflect, bow, stoop, curtsy or curtsey, bow down, kowtow, get down on your knees, make obeisance She knelt by the bed and prayed.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
يَرْكَعيَرْكَعُ
klečet
knæle
polvistua
agenouillers’agenouiller
klečatikleknuti
térdelletérdel
lutut
krjúpa
ひざを曲げる
무릎을 꿇다
atsiklauptiklūpėti
mesties ceļosstāvēt uz ceļiem
pokleknitiklečati
stå på knä
คุกเข่า
quỳ
kneel
[niːl] (knelt or kneeled (pt, pp)) VI (also kneel down) (= act) → arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas; (= state) → estar de rodillasto kneel to (fig) → hincar la rodilla ante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
kneel
[ˈniːl] [knelt] (pt, pp) vi → s'agenouillerto be kneeling → être agenouillé
kneel down
vi → s'agenouillerknee-length [ˈniːlɛŋθ] adj [skirt] → qui s'arrête au genouknee-length boots → des bottes qui montent jusqu'aux genoux
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
kneel
pret, ptp <knelt or kneeled>Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
kneel
(niːl) – past tense, past participle knelt (nelt) – 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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
kneel
→ يَرْكَعُ klečet knæle knien γονατίζω arrodillarse polvistua s’agenouiller klečati inginocchiarsi ひざを曲げる 무릎을 꿇다 knielen knele klęknąć ajoelhar-se становиться на колени stå på knä คุกเข่า diz çökmek quỳ 跪Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009