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genuflectgenuflect /ˈdʒɛnyəˌflɛkt/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYgenuflectOrigin: 1800-1900 Late Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu knee + flectere to bend VERB TABLEgenuflect |
Present | I, you, we, they | genuflect | | he, she, it | genuflects | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | genuflected | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have genuflected | | he, she, it | has genuflected | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had genuflected | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will genuflect | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have genuflected |
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Present | I | am genuflecting | | he, she, it | is genuflecting | | you, we, they | are genuflecting | Past | I, he, she, it | was genuflecting | | you, we, they | were genuflecting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been genuflecting | | he, she, it | has been genuflecting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been genuflecting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be genuflecting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been genuflecting |
to bend one knee when in a church or a holy place, as a sign of respect—genuflection /ˌdʒɛnyəˈflɛkʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |