Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- idiom (on bended knee) On one's knee or knees, as in supplication or submission.
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- adjective archaic
bent - verb archaic Simple past tense and past participle of
bend .
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- adjective used of the back and knees; stooped
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Examples
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The bronze refolded and bended, that covers them, acquires and reflects the colours and the shades that gave notice of a mew atmosphere.
Armani on 5th Avenue by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas 2009
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Was it something he said, or did he not ask on bended knee?
Should he have brought flowers? Nancy says, 'No thanks, Eric.' Jennifer Rubin 2011
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That evening I had just taken the ice cream out of the freezer when Jenny phoned to give me every detail — the lovely boat ride at sunset, their special dinner, the proposal on bended knee.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011
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We will now have to go on bended knee to the Soviets, excuse me, the Russians, and pay them to get us into space.
Obama administration kills 23K space-related jobs in Florida. | RedState 2010
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II. v--- In Egypt, Cleo wonders with her ladies how to keep Antony in a same approach as "I will betray/Tawny-finn'd fishes [on] my bended hook."
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In the wake of numerous literary scandals, memoirists faking their life stories, reality being bended to suit the needs of the marketplace, I look at FAKING LIFE as something of a harbinger of what was yet to come.
Jason Pinter: Jason Pinter: Why My Next Book Is An eBook. Only. Jason Pinter 2011
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In the wake of numerous literary scandals, memoirists faking their life stories, reality being bended to suit the needs of the marketplace, I look at FAKING LIFE as something of a harbinger of what was yet to come.
Jason Pinter: Jason Pinter: Why My Next Book Is An eBook. Only. Jason Pinter 2011
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Rodgers stood impassively in his technical area as his newly promoted side took the game to City while Roberto Mancini, all clenched fists, bended knees and plaintive cries to the bench, reflected the agitated state of the home crowd.
Brendan Rodgers remains confident of passing Premier League test | Andy Hunter 2011
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In the wake of numerous literary scandals, memoirists faking their life stories, reality being bended to suit the needs of the marketplace, I look at FAKING LIFE as something of a harbinger of what was yet to come.
Jason Pinter: Jason Pinter: Why My Next Book Is An eBook. Only. Jason Pinter 2011
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II. v--- In Egypt, Cleo wonders with her ladies how to keep Antony in a same approach as "I will betray/Tawny-finn'd fishes [on] my bended hook."
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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