kneel

verbA2

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verb

V_es/s

kneels

V_ing/Gerund

kneeling

V_ed/pp

kneltkneeled

1.
(intransitive)To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
2.
(intransitive)(intransitive, of a bus or other vehicle) To sink down so that the entrance is level with the pavement, making it easier for passengers to enter.
3.
(transitive)To cause to kneel.
She knelt the doll to fit it into the box.
4.
(archaic, reflexive)To rest on (one's) knees.
He knelt him down to pray.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English knelen, from Old English cnēowlian (to kneel), equivalent to knee + -le. Cognate with knielen, knelen, dialectal knielen, chnüle, knæle, all meaning “to kneel”.