What does "knelt" mean?

simple past and past participle of kneel.

What is a synonym for "knelt"?

Common synonyms include: defer, genuflect, kneel, participle form, past participle, submit.

/nɛlt/ verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

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simple past and past participle of kneel. form-of, participle, past
"Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer."

"They knelt and thanked God for sending them rain."