kneel

in Vietnamese Đưa đầu gối xuống đất, quỳ

BrE /niːl/ AmE /niːl/

verb en → vi

past knelt pp knelt ing kneeling

1 MOVE/POSITION [intransitive] B1

Đưa đầu gối xuống đất, quỳ

to bend your knees and put your legs on the ground, so that you are in a position with your bottom between your feet

  • kneel down

Collocations kneel down to pray · kneel before someone

  • She knelt down and picked up the book.

    Cô ấy quỳ xuống và nhặt cuốn sách lên.

2 ACTION [transitive] B2

Quỳ để cầu nguyện hoặc xin giúp đỡ

to do something while you are kneeling, especially to pray or ask for help

  • kneel and do sth

Collocations kneel to pray · kneel in front of someone

  • He knelt and prayed for forgiveness.

    Anh ấy quỳ xuống và cầu xin sự tha thứ.