英语词汇“grovel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

grovelgrovel /ˈgrɑvəl, ˈgrʌ-/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYgrovel

Origin: 1800-1900 groveling lying face downward (16-19 centuries), from groof on the face (14-19 centuries), from Old Norse grufu

VERB TABLE

grovel

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	grovel
	he, she, it	grovels
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	groveled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have groveled
	he, she, it	has groveled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had groveled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will grovel
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have groveled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am groveling
	he, she, it	is groveling
	you, we, they	are groveling
Past	I, he, she, it	was groveling
	you, we, they	were groveling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been groveling
	he, she, it	has been groveling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been groveling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be groveling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been groveling

1to ask someone again and again to help or forgive you in a way that shows you have lost respect for yourself: There’s nothing worse than seeing a man grovel just to keep his job.2to lie or move flat on the ground because you are afraid of someone, or as a way of showing that you will obey him or her: The prisoner groveled at the king’s feet.