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How to pronounce “genuflect”
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Pronunciation guide for genuflect
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of genuflect with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Barton Seaver: Sustainable seafood? Let's get smart 9 minutes, 57 seconds
that genuflect to my own personal histories.
- Definition summary
- (intransitive, archaic) To bend the knee, as in servitude.
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How to pronounce genuflect
Barton Seaver: Sustainable seafood? Let's get smart 9 minutes, 57 seconds
that genuflect to my own personal histories.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “genuflect”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive, archaic) To bend the knee, as in servitude.
- (intransitive) To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.
- (intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
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