[verb] [I] [past:] knelt or [esp. US] kneeled - to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on the groundShe knelt (down) and tried to see under the door.Kneeling in front of the altar, he prayed for an answer.
KNEEL
Meaning of KNEEL in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012