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knelt before

knelt before is the simple past and past participle of kneel before.

Meaning of kneel before

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

Questions about knelt before

What is knelt before the simple past and past participle of?
Knelt before is the simple past and past participle of kneel before.

Words near knelt before in the dictionary

  1. Knellers
  2. knelling
  3. knellings
  4. knells
  5. knelt
  6. knelt before
  7. knelt down
  8. kneltest
  9. knemometer
  10. knemometers
  11. knemometry

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