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bended

American  
[ben-did] / ˈbɛn dɪd /

verb

Archaic.
  1. simple past tense and past participle of bend.


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"If I was Prime Minister, I would be coming along on my bended knees and asking to be allowed back in," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

His colleagues celebrated his candidacy by circulating an image of him on bended knee praying for divine guidance with other lawmakers on the House floor.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2023

She says in the show: “Here I am, coming to you, prime minister, on bended knee, for the sign-off, but I’m hoping that will be a formality.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022

Me on bended knee, with a ring I'd emptied my bank account to buy.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022

“On bended knee you apologized. And you were sincere. We worked it out.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin