Knelt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɛlt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Knelt is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of kneel.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of kneel.
Example Sentences
Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.
Word Forms
- kneeled
Synonyms for knelt
Depending on context, synonyms include kneeled.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include genuflected, kowtowed, stooped, prostrated, crouched, bowed.
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