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verb (used without object)
1.
to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
noun
2.
the action or position of kneeling.
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Kneeling
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
kneel
O.E. cneowlian, from cneow (see knee); cf. Goth. knussjan, Gk. gnyx "with bent knee." Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc.
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