kneel
verb (used without object)
to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
kneels
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present tense formof kneel (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In another, “Mao’s Guilt,” the late Chinese leader kneels with his hand over his heart, seemingly in a display of penance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Seeing all this, a woman kneels and cries out between sobs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Down the beach, a young woman kneels, eyes closed, palms up, praying.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
Hawk kneels at Tim’s quilt square and gives words to the truth he’s carried in his heart for 3½ decades: “He was the man I loved.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
He kneels beneath the cell window, closes his eyes, and prays for the soul of his neighbor.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
