C2adjective · rare

prostrate

pros·trate

рівний, плоский, плаский

лежащий ничком, распростёртый

niedergestreckt

Lying flat, face-downLying flat, face-down.

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UK/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/US/ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/

» He prostrated himself and begged my pardon.

Meaning

5 senses

(not comparable)Lying flat, face-down.
niedergestreckt
распростёртыйrasprostjórtyj, лежа́щий ничко́мležáščij ničkóm
lying face downward
(figuratively, not comparable)Emotionally devastated.
(not comparable)Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.
He was prostrate from the extreme heat.
(not comparable)Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
(not comparable, obsolete)Prostrated.

Examples

10 sentences

He prostrated himself and begged my pardon.
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He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.
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A junkie can be prostrate for hours, forever.
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The bride is prostrate while the tambourine is in full swing.
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Sami prostrated before God.
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Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

lying flat, facedown:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

lying flat, facedown:

Origin

From Middle English prostrat(e) (“prostrate”, also used as the past participle of prostrat

From Middle English prostrat(e) (“prostrate”, also used as the past participle of prostraten), borrowed from Latin prōstrātus, perfect passive participle of prōsternō (“to prostrate”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

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