Meaning & use
Kneel
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To lower the body so that one or both knees rest on the ground.
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The knight knelt before the queen to receive his title.
She knelt down to tie her son's shoelaces.
A note on using this word
The past tense can be either 'knelt' (more common in British English) or 'kneeled.'
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