knelt

kneel (niːl)

—vb , kneels, kneeling, knelt, kneeled
1.	(intr) to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's knees

—n
2.	the act or position of kneeling

[Old English cnēowlian; see knee]

'kneeler

—n

knelt (nɛlt)

—vb
	a past tense and past participle of kneel

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

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.

Example sentences

Once you stood watch in lands far away, while families back home knelt in

prayerful vigil.

Before the offensive began, they knelt with their helmets off and prayed.

He knelt before the block and clasped it in both hands.

If you request that the bus be knelt or the ramp be deployed, the driver will

do so.

Upgrade to Ad-free Premium Membership!

Related Words

image kneel

kneel

Matching Quote

"Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat hole: she knelt down and looked along the passage into the lovliest garden you ever saw. How she longed to get out of that dark hall, and wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains, but she could not even get her head through the doorway."

-Lewis Carroll