A1verb · transitive · common

knee

knee · knees · kneed · kneeing

To poke or strike with the kneeTo poke or strike with the knee.

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UK/niː/US/ni/

» Tom shot himself in the knee.

Tom hat sich selbst ins Knie geschossen. — brauchinet

Том выстрелил себе в колено. — marafon

Том вистрелив собі у коліно. — deniko

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Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To poke or strike with the knee.
When I blocked her from leaving, she kneed me in the groin.
(reflexive)To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.
(archaic, transitive)To kneel to.
knien

Examples

587 sentences

Tom 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
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Tom hurt his knee.
Том ушкодив коліно. — deniko
ruТом повредил колено. — marafon
deTom hat sich am Knie verletzt. — Yorwba
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I hurt my knee.
Я пошкодив коліно. — deniko
ruЯ повредил себе колено. — odexed
deIch habe mich am Knie verletzt. — MaVi
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The snow was knee deep.
Сніг був по коліно. — deniko
ruСнег был по колено. — Hellerick
deDer Schnee war knietief. — Espi
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I fell down and bruised my knee.
Я упав і забив коліно. — deniko
ruЯ упал и ушиб колено. — Balamax
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

To kneel to:

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

knees, kneeing, kneed, kneed

Base form	knee · to knee
3rd person singular	knees
Present participle	kneeing
Past simple	kneed
Past participle	kneed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	knee
he, she, it	knees

Past simpleLesson

all persons

kneed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have kneed
he, she, it	has kneed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will knee

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

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