преклоня́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• adore verb To love someone or something very deeply.
• kneel verb To lower the body so that one or both knees rest on the ground.
• kowtow verb To kneel and bow so low that the forehead touches the ground, as a sign of deep respect or submission.
• venerate verb To treat with great respect and deference.

Senses

преклоня́ться is used for these senses in English:

• adore To worship.
• kneel (intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
• kowtow (figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.
• venerate (transitive) To revere or hold in awe.

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