Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to kneel
Participle: knelt; kneeled
Gerund: kneeling
Indicative
Present
| I | kneel |
| you | kneel |
| he;she;it | kneels |
| we | kneel |
| you | kneel |
| they | kneel |
Perfect
| I | have knelt; kneeled |
| you | have knelt; kneeled |
| he;she;it | has knelt; kneeled |
| we | have knelt; kneeled |
| you | have knelt; kneeled |
| they | have knelt; kneeled |
Past
| I | knelt; kneeled |
| you | knelt; kneeled |
| he;she;it | knelt; kneeled |
| we | knelt; kneeled |
| you | knelt; kneeled |
| they | knelt; kneeled |
Pluperfect
| I | had knelt; kneeled |
| you | had knelt; kneeled |
| he;she;it | had knelt; kneeled |
| we | had knelt; kneeled |
| you | had knelt; kneeled |
| they | had knelt; kneeled |
Future
| I | will kneel |
| you | will kneel |
| he;she;it | will kneel |
| we | will kneel |
| you | will kneel |
| they | will kneel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have knelt; kneeled |
| you | will have knelt; kneeled |
| he;she;it | will have knelt; kneeled |
| we | will have knelt; kneeled |
| you | will have knelt; kneeled |
| they | will have knelt; kneeled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | kneel |
| you | kneel |
| he;she;it | kneel |
| we | kneel |
| you | kneel |
| they | kneel |
Perfect
| I | have knelt; kneeled |
| you | have knelt; kneeled |
| he;she;it | have knelt; kneeled |
| we | have knelt; kneeled |
| you | have knelt; kneeled |
| they | have knelt; kneeled |
Imperfect
| I | knelt; kneeled |
| you | knelt; kneeled |
| he;she;it | knelt; kneeled |
| we | knelt; kneeled |
| you | knelt; kneeled |
| they | knelt; kneeled |
Pluperfect
| I | had knelt; kneeled |
| you | had knelt; kneeled |
| he;she;it | had knelt; kneeled |
| we | had knelt; kneeled |
| you | had knelt; kneeled |
| they | had knelt; kneeled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would kneel |
| you | would kneel |
| he;she;it | would kneel |
| we | would kneel |
| you | would kneel |
| they | would kneel |
Perfect
| I | would have knelt; kneeled |
| you | would have knelt; kneeled |
| he;she;it | would have knelt; kneeled |
| we | would have knelt; kneeled |
| you | would have knelt; kneeled |
| they | would have knelt; kneeled |
Imperative
| you | kneel |
| we | Let's kneel |
| you | kneel |
Verbs conjugated like 'kneel'
kneel,
Verbs similar to 'kneel'
keel,
knee,
knell,
aneal,
angel,
creel,
eel,
enseel,
feel,
heel,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English knelen, from Old English cnēowlian (“to kneel”), equivalent to knee + -le. Cognate with Dutch knielen, Low German knelen, dialectal German knielen, Alemannic German chnüle, Danish knæle, all meaning “to kneel”. See: Middle English '
knelen', Dutch '
knielen', Low Saxon 'knelen', German, old spelling '
knielen', Alemannic German '
chnüle', Danish '
knæle'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] estate, when he died. I saw my mother put up at sheriff's sale, with her seven children. They were sold before her eyes, one by one, all to different masters; and I was the youngest. She came and kneeled down before old Mas’r, and begged him to buy her with me, that she might have at least one child with her; and he kicked her away with his heavy boot. I saw him do it; and the last that I heard was [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ O dear ! you _can’t_ read—poor souls ! ” and she hid her face in the pillow and sobbed, while many a smothered sob from those she was addressing, who were kneeling on the floor, aroused her.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The chapter was the eleventh of John,—the touching account of the raising of Lazarus, St. Clare read it aloud, often pausing to wrestle down feelings which were roused by the pathos of the story. Tom knelt before him, with clasped hands, and with an absorbed expression of love, trust, adoration, on his quiet face.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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St. Clare could say but little; he lay with his eyes shut, but it was evident that he wrestled with bitter thoughts. After a while, he laid his hand on Tom 's, who was kneeling beside him, and said, “ Tom ! poor fellow ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] the force of his rough nature against the conviction of his conscience. He drank and swore,—was wilder and more brutal than ever. And, one night, when his mother, in the last agony of her despair, knelt at his feet, he spurned her from him,—threw her senseless on the floor, and, with brutal curses, fled to his ship. The next Legree heard of his mother was, when, one night, as he was carousing among [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ What does make you so sober ? ” said Eliza, kneeling on one knee, and laying her hand on his. “ We are only within twenty-four hours of Canada, they say. Only a day and a night on the lake, and then—oh, then ! — ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] party. The little company were landed on the shore. They stood still till the boat had cleared; and then, with tears and embracings, the husband and wife, with their wondering child in their arms, knelt down and lifted up their hearts to God !
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Is it possible,—is it possible ? ” said he, kneeling down by him. “ Uncle Tom, my poor, poor old friend ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Witness, eternal God ! ” said George, kneeling on the grave of his poor friend; “ oh, witness, that, from this hour, I will do _what one man can_ to drive out this curse of slavery from my land ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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They knelt together, and the good man prayed,—for there are some feelings so agitated and tumultuous, that they can find rest only by being poured into the bosom of Almighty love,—and then, rising up, the [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)