knee
In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between…In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
» Tom shot himself in the knee.
Tom hat sich selbst ins Knie geschossen.
Том выстрелил себе в колено.
Том вистрелив собі у коліно.
Meaning
10 sensesIn humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.
Knie
коле́ноkoléno
колі́ноkolíno
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
In birds:
The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle).
The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage.
The part of a garment that covers the knee.
Knie
наколе́нникnakolénnik
the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
the knee of a graph
коле́ноkoléno
A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
(figuratively)The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.
(archaic)An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
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Examples
587 sentencesTom shot himself in the knee.
Том вистрелив собі у коліно. — deniko
ruТом выстрелил себе в колено. — marafon
deTom hat sich selbst ins Knie geschossen. — brauchinet
Tom hurt his knee.
Том ушкодив коліно. — deniko
ruТом повредил колено. — marafon
deTom hat sich am Knie verletzt. — Yorwba
I hurt my knee.
Я пошкодив коліно. — deniko
ruЯ повредил себе колено. — odexed
deIch habe mich am Knie verletzt. — MaVi
The snow was knee deep.
Сніг був по коліно. — deniko
ruСнег был по колено. — Hellerick
deDer Schnee war knietief. — Espi
I fell down and bruised my knee.
Я упав і забив коліно. — deniko
ruЯ упал и ушиб колено. — Balamax
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English kne, from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu,Inherited from Middle English kne, from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-o-m, a thematic derivative of *ǵónu.
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Forms
plural: kneesSynonyms
5 synonyms- hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella:knee jointhuman kneearticulatio genusgenu
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee:stifle
Word family
79 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
Collocations
11 patterns- hurt his knee
- scraped his knee
- on his knees
- hurt my knee
- his knee when
- on my knee
- his knees and
- knee deep
- to his knees
- in the knee
- knee hurts