bring someone to their knees
bring someone to their knees verb: to defeat and make submit to orders.
Verb
bring someone to their knees (third-person singular simple present brings to one's knees, present participle bringing to one's knees, simple past and past participle brought to one's knees)
bring someone to their knees meaning in Arabic
bring someone to their knees in Arabic
- defeat and make submit to orders
- رَكَّعَ rakkaʕa, رَضَّخَ raḍḍaḵa
Forms of bring someone to their knees
| third-person singular present | brings to one's knees |
|---|---|
| present participle | bringing to one's knees |
| past participle | brought to one's knees |
| past | brought to one's knees |
Origin of bring someone to their knees
From the act of kneeling in submission before a person in power.
Questions about bring someone to their knees
- What does bring someone to their knees mean?
- Bring someone to their knees means to defeat and make submit to orders.
- What is bring someone to their knees in Arabic?
- Bring someone to their knees in Arabic is رَكَّعَ (rakkaʕa), رَضَّخَ (raḍḍaḵa). See Bring someone to their knees meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is bring someone to their knees?
- Bring someone to their knees is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bring someone to their knees?
- The past tense of bring someone to their knees is brought to one's knees.
Words near bring someone to their knees in the dictionary
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