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kneel down

kneel down verb: to kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.

Verb

kneel down (third-person singular simple present kneels down, present participle kneeling down, simple past and past participle knelt down or kneeled down)

  1. To kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.

Forms of kneel down

third-person singular presentkneels down
present participlekneeling down
past participleknelt down
pastknelt down
past participlekneeled down
pastkneeled down

Questions about kneel down

What does kneel down mean?
Kneel down means to kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.
What part of speech is kneel down?
Kneel down is a verb.
What is the past tense of kneel down?
The past tense of kneel down is knelt down.

Words near kneel down in the dictionary

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

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