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NEEL/niːl/

Kneel means go down so your knees are on the floor: kneel down, kneel to pray, kneel beside the bed. Knee is the body part; kneel is the verb. Sit uses a chair; crouch is a similar low position. Past: knelt (British common) or kneeled. Do not write neel — the k is silent, like knee.

Meaning

To go down so that your knees are on the floor.

Examples

• “Please kneel to look under the desk.”
• “He knelt to tie the child’s shoelace.”
• “Please do not kneel on the wet classroom floor.”

Good to know

kneel down. Body part: knee. Past: knelt / kneeled. Silent k, like knee and knife.

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