PROSTRATE


Meaning of PROSTRATE in English

(prostrating, ~d)

1.

If you ~ yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front, usually to show respect for God or a person in authority.

They ~d themselves before their king.

VERB: V pron-refl

2.

If you are lying ~, you are lying flat on the ground, on your front.

Percy was lying ~, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.

ADJ: ADJ after v

3.

If someone is ~, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all. (FORMAL)

I was ~ with grief.

= devastated

ADJ: oft ADJ with n

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