knelt

CEFRB1

/nɛlt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of kneel; rested on one or both knees.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of kneel.

Examples

  • They knelt and thanked God for sending them rain.

  • We all knelt down to pray.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • We knelt down to pray.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The soldier blank down to pray in the quiet church after the long battle.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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