kneel
/niːl/verb
उच्चारण नील
घुटने टेकना
Basic word
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to be in or move into a position where your body is supported on your knees
घुटने टेकना
- kneel in prayer
- The children knelt on the mat to pick up the fallen beads.
- Please kneel down so that I can tie your shoelaces.
+ 1 more example
- Devotees knelt quietly before the idol in the temple.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
kneel (down)
Kneel is irregular: kneel, knelt (or kneeled), knelt (or kneeled). Down is optional and stresses the movement.
'Kneel' irregular verb है: kneel, knelt (या kneeled), knelt (या kneeled)। 'Down' वैकल्पिक है और गति पर बल देता है।
- Radhika knelt down to tie the child's shoelaces.
- The priest asked everyone to kneel.
kneel + before / to sb
Use before or to for showing respect or surrender towards a person or power.
किसी व्यक्ति या सत्ता के प्रति सम्मान या समर्पण दिखाने के लिए before या to का प्रयोग होता है।
- The knights knelt before the queen.
- We will never kneel to injustice.
kneel + on / beside / in front of
Prepositions tell us where the kneeling happens: on a surface, beside a person or in front of something.
Prepositions बताते हैं कि घुटने टेकना कहाँ हो रहा है: किसी सतह पर, किसी के पास या किसी चीज़ के सामने।
- He knelt on the rug and began to pray.
- She knelt beside her sick mother.
be kneeling (continuous)
To describe a position that continues, use the continuous form, not the simple past.
जारी रहने वाली स्थिति बताने के लिए continuous रूप आता है, simple past नहीं।
- The devotees were kneeling quietly when the bell rang.
+Collocations 4
kneel + adverb
downquietlyreverentlypainfullyawkwardly
- The old man knelt painfully beside the bed.
kneel + preposition
beforeatbesideonin front of
- Pilgrims knelt at the shrine and bowed their heads.
kneel + to-infinitive
to prayto pick upto tieto proposeto examine
- The doctor knelt to examine the injured boy.
make sb kneel
forceorderasktellbeg
- The invaders forced the defeated soldiers to kneel.
“More examples 5
- The footballers knelt in silence before the match to remember the victims.
खिलाड़ियों ने मैच से पहले पीड़ितों को याद करने के लिए मौन रहकर घुटने टेके।
- He knelt in the mud and searched for his lost key.
वह कीचड़ में घुटनों के बल बैठा और अपनी खोई हुई चाबी ढूँढ़ने लगा।
- The speaker said that a nation should not kneel to pressure.
वक्ता ने कहा कि किसी राष्ट्र को दबाव के आगे नहीं झुकना चाहिए।
- We had to kneel on the hard floor while the gardener planted the saplings.
माली जब पौधे लगा रहा था, तब हमें सख़्त फर्श पर घुटनों के बल बैठना पड़ा।
- Rohan knelt beside the river and washed his face.
रोहन नदी के किनारे घुटनों के बल बैठा और उसने अपना चेहरा धोया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The devotees knelt down at the idol's feet to the temple.
✓ The devotees knelt down at the idol's feet in the temple.
The place where the action happens needs in, not to.
क्रिया जहाँ हो रही है उस स्थान के लिए in आता है, to नहीं।
✗ The devotee is kneeling since morning.
✓ The devotee has been kneeling since morning.
An action continuing from a past time up to now needs the present perfect continuous.
अतीत के किसी समय से अब तक चल रही क्रिया के लिए present perfect continuous आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Kneel /niːl/, with a silent k; verb forms: kneel, knelt, knelt.
Kneel /niːl/, silent k; verb forms: kneel, knelt, knelt।