kneel
verb (used without object)
to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
has knelt
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present perfectof kneel (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Cowles has knelt in their living rooms and stood on their porches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2020
For more than a month, in fact, Thompson has knelt near the scorer’s table and looked away as his players attempted free throws.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2012
With the rector by his side, he has knelt in prayer at Trinity Episcopal Church in Boston, and he claims to have visited 80 Protestant churches.
From Time Magazine Archive
Massine, reported Rome's // Messaggero, has "knelt to the spirituality of his subject."
From Time Magazine Archive
But Luca heard not; he was still kneeling at the feet of Raffaelle, where the world has knelt ever since.
From Bimbi by Ouida
