{
    "term": "kneel",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "kneel",
            "heSheIt": "kneels"
        },
        "pastSimple": "knelt",
        "pastParticiple": "knelt",
        "ingForm": "kneeling"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be in or move into a position where your body is supported on your knee or knees",
            "sensetop": "kneel (down)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a kneeling figure"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People sometimes kneel to pray."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We knelt (down) on the ground to examine the tracks.",
                    "contextForm": "kneel (down)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The people knelt down and prayed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We knelt on the floor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He knelt and prayed for guidance."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/niːl/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/kneel__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/niːlz/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/kneels__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nelt/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/knelt__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/niːld/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/kneeled__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈniːlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/kneeling__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/niːl/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/kneel__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/niːlz/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/kneels__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nelt/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/knelt__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/niːld/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/kneeled__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈniːlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "kn/kneel/kneeling__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English cnēowlian, from cnēow, of Germanic origin (see knee)."
}