fall to one's knees en · VERB
Meanings
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To collapse into a crouched kneeling position.
And then he dropped the pistol and fell to his knees and buried his face in his hands and began to cry violently, his shoulders heaving and his head bouncing and the exasperation of something having finally reached its end.
2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 30, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 161:
- (Internet, figuratively) To be in disbelief, or despair.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fallen to one's knees | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fell to one's knees | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| falls to one's knees | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| falling to one's knees | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
de auf die Knie fallen (Translations) · fi pudota polvilleen (Translations) · it buttarsi in ginocchio (Translations)