Prostrate: meaning, definitions and examples
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prostrate
[ หprษstreษชt ]
lying face down
To lay oneself flat on the ground with one's face downwards, especially in reverence or submission.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He prostrated himself before the king.
- The soldiers prostrated themselves in front of the general.
lying stretched out on the ground
Lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was found prostrate on the floor.
- The prostrate figure lay motionless.
overwhelmed or exhausted
Completely overcome or helpless, especially due to extreme physical or emotional exhaustion.
Synonyms
exhausted, overwhelmed, weakened
Examples of usage
- She felt prostrate after running a marathon.
- I was prostrate with grief.
Translations
Translations of the word "prostrate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น prostrar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคฃเคพเคฎ เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช niederwerfen
๐ฎ๐ฉ sujud
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะพัััะณะฝััะธัั
๐ต๐ฑ padaฤ na twarz
๐ฏ๐ต ใฒใไผใ (hirefusu)
๐ซ๐ท prosterner
๐ช๐ธ postrarse
๐น๐ท yere kapanmak
๐ฐ๐ท ์๋๋ฆฌ๋ค (eopdeulida)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุณุฌุฏ
๐จ๐ฟ padnout na tvรกล
๐ธ๐ฐ padnรบลฅ na tvรกr
๐จ๐ณ ไฟฏๅง (fวwรฒ)
๐ธ๐ฎ poklekniti
๐ฎ๐ธ leggjast รก jรถrรฐina
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะตัะณะต ะถะฐััะฟ าะฐะปั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแฎแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ sษcdษ etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ postrarse
Word origin
The word 'prostrate' originated from the Latin word 'prostratus', past participle of 'prosternere' which means 'to lay flat'. The term was first used in English in the late 14th century. Over time, 'prostrate' has come to represent a state of submission, reverence, or complete exhaustion.