kneel

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
  2. (intransitive) To sink down so that the entrance is level with the pavement, making it easier for passengers to enter.
  3. (transitive) To cause to kneel.
  4. (archaic, reflexive) To rest on (one's) knees.

Frecuencia

C1
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/niːl/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

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”.

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