Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Everyone is standing in line to kiss the ring.

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Origin

An allusion to a traditional manner of expressing obediance to a bishop (especially the po

An allusion to a traditional manner of expressing obediance to a bishop (especially the pope) or king.

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Forms

kisses someone's ring, kissing someone's ring, kissed someone's ring, kissed someone's ring
Base formkiss someone's ring · to kiss someone's ring
3rd person singularkisses someone's ring
Present participlekissing someone's ring
Past simplekissed someone's ring
Past participlekissed someone's ring

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykiss someone's ring
he, she, itkisses someone's ring

Past simpleLesson

all personskissed someone's ring

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kissed someone's ring
he, she, ithas kissed someone's ring

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill kiss someone's ring

Synonyms

2 synonyms
touch the hem of someone's garmentkiss someone's hem

Word family

2 related words
Relatedkiss upsuck up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kipperkirkkissB1kissablekisserkitA2
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