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kneel before

kneel before verb: to kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate.

Verb

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

Forms of kneel before

third-person singular presentkneels before
present participlekneeling before
past participleknelt before
pastknelt before

Questions about kneel before

What does kneel before mean?
Kneel before means to kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate.
What part of speech is kneel before?
Kneel before is a verb.
What is the past tense of kneel before?
The past tense of kneel before is knelt before.

Words near kneel before in the dictionary

  1. kneejerks
  2. kneejoint
  3. kneejointed
  4. kneejoints
  5. kneel
  6. kneel before
  7. kneel down
  8. Kneeland
  9. Kneelands
  10. kneele
  11. kneeled

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