kneel
Pronounced:
/ˈni:l/
Function:
verbInflected forms:
kneels; knelt /ˈnɛlt/
also chiefly US kneeled; kneel·ing Meaning:
[no obj] : to move your body so that one or both of your knees are on the floor ▪ The prisoner was ordered to kneel (down) before the king. : to be in a position in which both of your knees are on the floor ▪ She was kneeling on the floor beside her child. ▪ He was kneeling in front of the altar and praying. —see picture at position

