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kneel

/niːl/

rest on knees

Verb forms

Base form

kneel

Past Simple

knelt

Past Participle

knelt

Example sentences

Base form · kneel

Gardeners kneel on soft pads to protect their knees.

Past Simple · knelt

He knelt down to look under the car.

Past Participle · knelt

She had knelt by the window to watch the parade.

Conjugation pattern

The past simple and the past participle share the same form.

Verbs with the same pattern