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kneeled Definition and Meaning in English (kneeled definition)

verb
Synonyms:kneltbowed downprostrated
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Kneeled definition: To have gone down on one's knee or knees, typically in an act of reverence, submission, or to perform an action close to the ground.

Definitions of Kneeled

  1. 1verb

    To have gone down on one's knee or knees, typically in an act of reverence, submission, or to perform an action close to the ground.

Example Sentences

formal

“She kneeled to pray before the altar.”

casual

“The child kneeled to pick up the dropped toy.”

Synonyms

kneltbowed downprostrated

Antonyms

stood uprose

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivekneel
third person singularkneels
past tenseknelt
present participlekneeling

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Kneeled definition: To have gone down on one's knee or knees, typically in an act of reverence, submission, or to perform an action close to the ground.
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'Kneeled' translates to 'kneeled' in English. Kneeled definition: To have gone down on one's knee or knees, typically in an act of reverence, submission, or to perform an action close to the ground.
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