kneel over vs kneel beside

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Kneel over' is used when someone is bending forward or falling to the ground, while 'kneel beside' is used when someone is kneeling next to or alongside something or someone.

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kneel over

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone is bending forward or falling to the ground.

Examples:

He felt dizzy and had to kneel over to catch his breath.
The tree was so heavy that it made him kneel over.
She knelt over to pick up the fallen book.

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I said, "Kneel over there!"
The battle ends when Conan manages to weaken Dagoth by ripping out the horn that gives him life, landing the deathblow when Dagoth kneels over.
Many were forced to kneel down over the bodies of those who had already been killed.
they'll bend over, kneel down, even crawl on all fours.
Ma'am, please come over here, kneel down, and lay flat on your stomach.
Gabrielle kneels beside a wounded boy. She had a piece of linen over her shoulder, and she has just finished changing a bandage on his leg.
I mean, were they to try to get in, they would have to kneel down, raise their partner's foot, and hoist them over...
Make pairs of footprints in the empty stretches of golden sand along Silver Strand in County Mayo and kneel before castles that tower over lakefronts.
Xena enters and kneels down next to Gabrielle. Gabrielle rolls a stump over for her and pats it.
Gabrielle starts to say something, then stops. She walks over to the nearest wounded man and kneels next to him, reaching for a piece of cloth to bandage his wounds.
Without a doubt, as he flies over the Shrine of Medjugorje, he will entrust his wishes to the Queen of Peace till the day he will be able to kneel on the blessed land together with the pilgrims.
If you do not have a solid surface on which you can lay the duck, you can also kneel down and lay the duck on your leg so that its tail can be bent over your knee.

Alternatives:

bend over
fall to the ground
stoop down

kneel beside

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone is kneeling next to or alongside something or someone.

Examples:

He knelt beside his friend to help him up.
She knelt beside the injured bird to examine it.
The dog knelt beside its owner waiting for a treat.

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I kneel beside him and reach timidly into the dark.
While the dominants enjoy themselves with fine wine and food, the slaves can only kneel beside their Master or Mistress, attending to all their needs.
Come up onto your toes as your partner falls and follow with your whole body to kneel beside them.
Kneel beside the child and then talk to your baby and your cat.
Come kneel beside me so no one notices us.
Gabrielle kneels beside a wounded boy. She had a piece of linen over her shoulder, and she has just finished changing a bandage on his leg.
Our Blessed Lady stands above the edge of the road and Mariette kneels down beside it. Mary said: "Stretch out your hands into the water".
Kneels besides you at church.
Whether it was right in this day and age that the Queen's consort, her husband, should kneel to her rather than stand beside her.

Alternatives:

kneel next to
kneel alongside
kneel near

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